三人

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
たり
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From Old Japanese.

  • The most likely derivation is from (mi, 3, three) +‎ (-tari, counter for persons).

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

  • Today, "三人" is commonly read as "さんにん", uncommonly as "みたり".

Noun

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()(たり) (mitari

  1. three person; three people
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon

Noun

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(さん)(にん) (sannin

  1. three person; three people
    二人(ふたり)より三人(さんにん)がいい。
    Futari yori sannin ga ī.
    Three persons are better than two persons.
Idioms
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See also

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Japanese number-counter combinations for
1 2 3 4 5
(ひと)() (hitori)
(いち)(にん) (ichinin)
(ふた)() (futari)
()(にん) (ninin)
(さん)(にん) (sannin)
()(たり) (mitari)
()(にん) (yonin)
()(たり) (yotari)
(よっ)(たり) (yottari)
()(にん) (gonin)
(いつ)(たり) (itsutari)
6 7 8 9 10
(ろく)(にん) (rokunin)
()(たり) (mutari)
(むゆ)(たり) (muyutari)
(しち)(にん) (shichinin)
(なな)(にん) (nananin)
(なな)(たり) (nanatari)
(はち)(にん) (hachinin)
()(たり) (yatari)
()(にん) (kunin)
(きゅう)(にん) (kyūnin)
(ここの)(たり) (kokonotari)
(じゅう)(にん) (jūnin)
()(たり) (totari)
20 100 1,000 10,000 How many?
()(じゅう)(にん) (nijūnin)
廿(にじゅう)(にん) (nijūnin)
二十(はた)(たり) (hatatari)
廿(はた)(たり) (hatatari)
(ひゃく)(にん) (hyakunin)
(もも)(たり) (momotari)
(せん)(にん) (sennin)
()(たり) (chitari)
(いち)(まん)(にん) (ichimannin)
(まん)(にん) (mannin)
(ばん)(にん) (bannin)
(なん)(にん) (nannin)
(いく)(にん) (ikunin)
(いく)(たり) (ikutari)