Word Meaning 三枚目

さんまいめ sammaime

三枚目 is read as さんまいめ (sammaime) and means comedian.

Meaning

English

  1. comedian
  2. actor who plays comic roles
  3. figure of fun
  4. laughing stock

Reading

Kana

さんまいめ

Romaji

sammaime

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 17900 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三段目

さんだんめ

third lowest division

三枚

さんまい

cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

三目並べ

さんもくならべ

tic-tac-toe

三枚続き

さんまいつづき

triptych

三枚おろし

さんまいおろし

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

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)

二枚目

にまいめ

actor in a love scene

十枚目

じゅうまいめ

second highest division

二枚目半

にまいめはん

comedian who plays a lover's part

三角形

さんかくけい

triangle

Example Sentences

2

He's a comedian.

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