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さん
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JLPT:N5
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1The number three (3). The basic numeral for three units or the third in a series. Normally read さん; in native-Japanese (kun) compounds it is read み, e.g. 三日 (みっか), 三つ (みっつ), 三日月 (みかづき). The variant 参 is sometimes used in legal documents to prevent forgery.

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Examples

三人で旅行に行きました。

The three of us went on a trip together.

コーヒーを三杯も飲んでしまった。

I ended up drinking three whole cups of coffee.

三月三日はひな祭りです。

March 3rd is Hinamatsuri, the Doll Festival.

あと三日でテストが始まる。

The exam starts in three days.

予算は三百万円までと決まっている。

The budget has been set at up to three million yen.