three times; thrice
Counts occurrences or repetitions; used with verbs or as a noun.
彼は三度同じ質問をした。
He asked the same question three times.
I take the medicine three times a day.
三度の飯よりゲームが好きだ。
I like games more than three meals a day.
Music term; refers to the interval of a third.
この和音には長三度が含まれている。
This chord contains a major third.
三度目に試験に合格した。
I passed the exam on my third attempt.
The result was the same all 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.
一度 and 三度 differ only in the number kanji (一 vs 三), so learners can easily misread 'once' for 'three times'.
二度 and 三度 look almost identical apart from the number kanji (二 vs 三), making them easy to confuse when reading quickly.
traditional Japanese conical hat (sandogasa)
common bean; green bean · snow pea; mangetout
minor third
major third
three times a day (of meals)
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news word.
Numerical variant; common in informal or space-constrained writing.
Compound of 三 (three) and 度 (time/occurrence).
third-degree burn