Counts occurrences or repetitions of an action or event. Used with verbs to indicate frequency.
この薬は一日に三回飲んでください。
Please take this medicine three times a day.
彼は三回も同じ間違いをした。
He made the same mistake three times.
Please take this medicine three times a day.
彼はじゃんけんで三回に一回は勝つ。
He wins about one out of every three times at rock-paper-scissors.
The teacher repeated that explanation three times.
三度 and 三回 both mean 'three times', but 三度 has a slightly more formal or set-occasion feel (e.g. daily meals), while 三回 is the everyday, neutral counter for occurrences.
一回 means 'once' or 'one time', while 三回 means 'three times'; both are numeral+回 counter phrases that learners can mix up when adjusting the number.
二回 means 'twice' or 'two times', while 三回 means 'three times'; the two are easy to confuse since they differ only in the numeral before 回.
三階 (さんがい, third floor) and 三回 (さんかい, three times) differ only by voicing but have unrelated meanings, so listeners must catch the sound difference carefully.
三回 (three times) shares the same pronunciation as 散会 but is a counter phrase for frequency, unrelated to a meeting ending.
second anniversary of a death
third-year university student; junior
12th anniversary of one's death
32nd anniversary of death
Standard kanji spelling for 'three times'.
Numerical form commonly used in schedules, lists, or casual writing.
Compound of 三 (san, 'three') and 回 (kai, counter for occurrences).