Word Meaning 三時

さんじ sanji

三時 is read as さんじ (sanji) and means 3 o'clock.

Meaning

English

  1. 3 o'clock
  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)
  4. three ages of the dharma

Reading

Kana

さんじ

Romaji

sanji

Writing Variants

  • 3時 さんじ sanji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 11984 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三つ

みっつ

three

三十

さんじゅう

thirty

三人

さんにん

three people

さん

three

three

三日月

みかづき

new moon

三月

さんがつ

March

三百

さんびゃく

shyster

三千

さんぜん

many

三日

みっか

3rd day of the month

三十日

みそか

last day of the month

三本

さんぼん

three (long cylindrical things)

Example Sentences

1

かいぎはさんじにはじまります。

The meeting starts at three o'clock.