三人

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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

三人(みたり) (mitari

  1. three person; three people
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

(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

See also

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)