Illustration: Exactly three friends huddle beneath one ordinary umbrella outside a suburban station entrance. The middle friend grips the handle, while the two friends on either side lean inward so tightly that all three cheeks nearly touch. Each person's head, torso, and pair of legs remain separately visible.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

三さん人にん

sannin

three people

Example sentences

  1. トムは子供こどもが三人さんにんいます。

    Tom has three children.

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  2. トムには三人さんにんの兄あにがいます。

    Tom has three brothers.

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  3. 私わたしたち三人さんにんとも学生がくせいです。

    All three of us are students.

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Kanji in 三人

  • 三threeOnサン・ゾウKunみ・みつ・みっつ
  • 人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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