さん
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. 3 o'clock
Noun
2. afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock)
3. three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
Kanji used
time
Pitch accent
んじ
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Composed of
three; 3
① 時刻の単位。1日を24等分するか、午前・午後を12等分して、その順番を示す。② 動作や行為が発生する時点や場合。
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
Examples (75 in total)
I'll call you at three o'clock.
It's almost three o'clock.
It's 3:30.