Word Meaning 三枚

さんまい sammai

三枚 is read as さんまい (sammai) and means cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton.

Meaning

English

  1. cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
  2. three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)

Reading

Kana

さんまい

Romaji

sammai

Writing Variants

  • 3枚 さんまい sammai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 13900 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三枚目

さんまいめ

comedian

三枚続

さんまいつづき

triptych

三枚ガルタ

さんまいがるた

three-card betting game (e.g. oicho-kabu)

三枚絵

さんまいえ

triptych

三枚肉

さんまいにく

boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef)

三枚卸し

さんまいおろし

filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)

三角形

さんかくけい

triangle

三味線

さみせん

shamisen

三角

さんかく

triangle

三十八度線

さんじゅうはちどせん

38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)

三宝

さんぼう

the Three Jewels

三省

さんせい

frequent reflection (meditation)

Example Sentences

4

さらをさんまいならべてください。

please set out three plates.

He's a comedian.

Could I have three seats in the unreserved section?

I often find myself falling for jokers, regardless of their looks.