三年

さんねん

Also written ３年

Meanings

1. Noun three years
2. third school year (e.g. of high school)

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 年 year. Read as ネン.

Common phrases

• 三年になる
• 三年が経つ
• 三年にわたる

Words containing 三年

• 石の上にも三年 (いしのうえにもさんねん) perseverance prevails
• 桃栗三年柿八年 (ももくりさんねんかきはちねん) it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit

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