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さん

Reading

Kana: さん
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

suf
1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san

Note: after a person's name (or position, etc.)
Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language; familiar language
See also: (reading さま, entry #1)
2

makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

Note: usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-
Note: polite (teineigo) language
See also: ご苦労さん

Example Sentences

(いもうと)さんは元気(げんき)
➥How's your sister?
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(さん)金属(きんぞく)(おか)す。
➥Acids act on metals.
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(みな)さんお(しず)かに。
➥Please be quiet, everybody.
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(かあ)さんはどこ。
➥Where is mother?
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(みな)さんはお元気(げんき)
➥How is everyone?
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(みな)さんおはよう。
➥Good morning, everybody.
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サン

Reading

Kana: サン
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

sun

2

saint

3

San (people)

See also: ブッシュマン

Example Sentences

(なに)のサンドイッチが()しい?
➥What kind of sandwich do you want?
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サンディエゴ2(まい)ください。
➥Two tickets to San Diego, please.
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(わたし)はサンドイッチが()しくない。
➥I don't want any sandwiches.
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サンドイッチはいりません。
➥I do not want any sandwiches.
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サンフランシスコへようこそ。
➥Welcome to San Francisco.
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サンバはブラジルのリズムですね。
➥Samba is a Brazilian rhythm, isn't it?
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Reading

Kana: サン
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definition

num
1

three

Kanji

Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three

Example Sentences

(かれ)三枚目(さんまいめ)だ。
➥He's a comedian.
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10(じゅうがつ)(にち)です。
➥It's the third of October.
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盗人(ぬすびと)にも(さん)(ぶん)()
➥Give the devil his due.
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(ふつ)(かお)(さん)()
➥You can only go so far.
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(かれ)(さん)等賞(とうしょう)()た。
➥He won the third prize.
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朝起(あさお)きは三文(さんもん)(とく)
➥The early bird catches the worm.
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3、 参

Readings

Kana: さん、み
Romaji: san, mi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

num
1

three

Note: 参 is used in legal documents
2

tri-

Kanji

Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three
Readings: サン、 シン、 まい.る、 まい-、 まじわる、 みつ
Meanings: nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in

Example Sentences

(かれ)三枚目(さんまいめ)だ。
➥He's a comedian.
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10(じゅうがつ)(にち)です。
➥It's the third of October.
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盗人(ぬすびと)にも(さん)(ぶん)()
➥Give the devil his due.
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(ふつ)(かお)(さん)()
➥You can only go so far.
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(かれ)(さん)等賞(とうしょう)()た。
➥He won the third prize.
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朝起(あさお)きは三文(さんもん)(とく)
➥The early bird catches the worm.
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Readings

Kana: さん、ざん
Romaji: san, zan
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

suf
1

Mt.; Mount

Note: after the name of a mountain
2

Mt.; Mount

Note: after a temple's honorific mountain name
See also: 山号

Kanji

Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain

Example Sentences

(わたし)(やま)にいく。
➥I go to the mountain.
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他山(たざん)(いし)とする。
➥The fault of another is a good teacher.
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(やま)(かお)があるよ。
➥There are big faces on it.
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氷山(ひょうざん)一角(いっかく)だよ。
➥It's the tip of the iceberg.
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(わたし)山脈(さんみゃく)()た。
➥I saw a chain of mountains.
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もうたくさんだ。
➥I have had it.
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Kana: さん
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

frame (i.e. of a sliding door)

2

crosspiece; bar

3

sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

See also:
4

rung (of a ladder)

Kanji

Readings: サン、 セン、 かけはし
Meanings: scaffold, cleat, frame, jetty, bolt (door)

Reading

Kana: さん
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

brilliant; resplendant

Kanji

Readings: サン、 さん.たる、 あき.らか、 きらめ.く、 きら.めく
Meaning: brilliant

Example Sentences

太陽(たいよう)がさんさんと(かがや)いている。
➥The sun is shining brightly.
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その部屋(へや)には日光(にっこう)がさんさんと(そそ)いでいた。
➥The room was bathed in sunshine.
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Kana: さん
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement

See also: お産
2

native of; product of

3

assets; property; fortune

Kanji

Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

Example Sentences

(かれ)資産家(しさんか)だ。
➥He is a man of wealth.
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財産(ざいさん)相続(そうぞく)する。
➥I succeed to a fortune.
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(かれ)破産(はさん)している。
➥He is bankrupt.
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(とり)(たまご)()む。
➥Birds lay eggs.
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彼女(かのじょ)安産(あんざん)だった。
➥She had an easy delivery.
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先回(さきかい)難産(なんざん)でした。
➥I had a difficult delivery last time.
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Kana: さん
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

divining sticks

vs
2

counting; calculation

Kanji

Readings: サン、 そろ
Meanings: calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability

Example Sentences

(かれ)計算(けいさん)(はや)い。
➥He is quick at figures.
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(かれ)計算(けいさん)得意(とくい)だ。
➥He's good at arithmetic.
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()らぬ(たぬき)皮算用(かわざんよう)
➥Count one's chickens before they are hatched.
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破算(はさん)にしよう。
➥Let's throw it away and start over with a clean slate.
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(かれ)計算(けいさん)上手(じょうず)だ。
➥He is expert at figures.
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(わたし)には成算(せいさん)がある。
➥I am sure of success.
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Kana: さん
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

praise; tribute

2

inscription (on a painting)

Kanji

Readings: サン、 たす.ける、 たた.える
Meanings: approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
Readings: サン、 ほ.める、 たた.える
Meanings: praise, title on a picture

Example Sentences

(だい)賛成(さんせい)です。
➥I'm all for it.
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(かれ)意見(いけん)賛成(さんせい)だ。
➥I am in accord with his view.
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(わたし)(かれ)賛成(さんせい)です。
➥I agree with him.
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彼女(かのじょ)賛成(さんせい)したい。
➥I feel inclined to agree with her.
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自賛(じさん)悪臭(あくしゅう)(はな)つ。
➥Proper praise stinks.
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賛成(さんせい)はできません。
➥I don't agree with you.
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Kana: さん
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

acid

2

sourness; sour taste

Kanji

Readings: サン、 す.い
Meanings: acid, bitterness, sour, tart

Example Sentences

(さん)金属(きんぞく)(おか)す。
➥Acids act on metals.
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レモンはすっぱい。
➥Lemons are sour.
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(さん)金属(きんぞく)腐食(ふしょく)した。
➥The acid ate into the metal.
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レモンは()っぱい。
➥Lemon is sour.
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彼女(かのじょ)(さん)(けつ)()んだ。
➥She died for lack of air.
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あのブドウはすっぱい。
➥The grapes are sour.
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Readings

Kana: さん、ざん
Romaji: san, zan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

dining

Note: archaism

Kanji

Readings: サン、 ソン、 の.む、 くら.う
Meanings: eat, drink, swallow

Example Sentences

(かれ)らは12()正餐(せいさん)をとった。
➥They had a banquet at 12:00.
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我々(われわれ)(かれ)晩餐会(ばんさんかい)紹介(しょうかい)した。
➥We invited him to the dinner party.
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誓子(せいこ)(かれ)晩餐(ばんさん)招待(しょうたい)()けた。
➥Seiko accepted his dinner invitation.
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彼女(かのじょ)(わたし)たちを晩餐(ばんさん)(まね)いた。
➥She asked us to dinner.
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(かれ)晩餐会(ばんさんかい)(つま)同伴(どうはん)していた。
➥He was accompanied by his wife at the dinner party.
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晩餐(ばんさん)(おく)れるのは礼儀(れいぎ)(ただ)しくない。
➥It is not proper to be late for a dinner party.
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Reading

Kana: ざん
Romaji: zan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

beheading; decapitation

Note: obscure term

Kanji

Readings: ザン、 サン、 セン、 ゼン、 き.る
Meanings: beheading, kill, murder

Example Sentences

これはいわゆる斬新(ざんしん)なアイデアです。
➥This is what we call a "brand new idea".
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このまえの講和(こうわ)会議(かいぎ)で、完全(かんぜん)失敗(しっぱい)してから、かれはざん(んし)権謀(けんぼう)術策(じゅっさく)で、十分(じゅうぶん)武装(ぶそう)すべきことを(まな)んだ。
➥His utter failure at the last peace conference has taught him to arm himself to the teeth with new tricks and tactics.
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さて、斬首刑(ざんしゅけい)時間(じかん)だ。この()(いのこ)()(こと)はないか。
➥Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?
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Reading

Kana: ざん
Romaji: zan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

remaining; left-over; excess

Kanji

Readings: ザン、 サン、 のこ.る、 のこ.す、 そこな.う、 のこ.り
Meanings: remainder, leftover, balance

Example Sentences

残念(ざんねん)だ!
➥What a pity!
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残念(ざんねん)だったね。
➥I know how you feel, but it's over.
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残念(ざんねん)(おも)います。
➥I feel sorry.
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残念(ざんねん)ですが。
➥That's too bad.
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(わたし)だけが(のこ)った。
➥There was no one left but me.
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(かれ)子供(こども)残酷(ざんこく)だ。
➥He is a brute to his children.
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Reading

Kana: さん
Romaji: san
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture

Kanji

Readings: サン、 ほ.める、 たた.える
Meanings: praise, picture title