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Meaning of 三位(さんい) in Japanese

三位
Kana Reading
さんい, さんみ
Romaji
san'i, sanmi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    third place; third rank
    Example sentence
    彼はいいとこ三位だろう。 At best he may take third place.

Examples of 三位, さんい, さんみ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

位 JLPT 3

7 strokes

rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: くらい, ぐらい

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三 JLPT 5

3 strokes

three

On'Yomi: サン, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: み, み.つ, みっ.つ

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