三文 さんもん Meanings Noun, Noun prefix paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness Noun three one-mon coins (orig. meaning) Kanji 三 three. Read as サン. 文 text. Read as モン. Words containing 三文 二束三文 (にそくさんもん) dirt cheap 三文小説 (さんもんしょうせつ) dime novel 三文判 (さんもんばん) ready-made seal And 5 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists