Word Meaning 三文

さんもん sammon

三文 is read as さんもん (sammon) and means three one-mon coins.

Meaning

English

three one-mon coins
paltry amount of money
cheapness
worthlessness

Reading

Kana

さんもん

Romaji

sammon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 18509 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三文文士

さんもんぶんし

hack writer

朝起きは三文の徳

あさおきはさんもんのとく

the early bird catches the worm

早起きは三文の徳

はやおきはさんもんのとく

the early bird gets the worm

三方

さんぼう

small offering stand

三者

さんしゃ

three persons

三度

さんど

third (interval)

三代

さんだい

third generation

三色

さんしょく

three colours

三春

さんしゅん

three spring months

三体

さんたい

The Three-Body Problem (2008 novel and subsequent adaptations)

本文

ほんぶん

text (of a book, document, etc.)

作文

さくぶん

formal writing with little real meaning

Example Sentences

朝起きは三文の得。

The early bird catches the worm.

早起きは三文の徳。

The early bird catches the worm.

朝起きは三文の徳。

The early bird catches the worm.