さん
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. 3 o'clock
Noun
2. afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock)
3. three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
Kanji used
time
Pitch accent
んじ
Top 7600
Composed of
three; 3
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
Examples (75 in total)
I'll call you at three o'clock.
It's almost three o'clock.
It's 3:30.
It's just after three o'clock.
Can you pick me up at 3?
They'll be here at three.
In Japan, it's three in the morning now.
I must go to the station at three o'clock.
The meeting ended at 3PM.
The exam is 3 hours long.
The clock has just struck three.
I was three hours late.
In Japan, it's now 3:00 a.m.
We parted at the station at three.
We checked in at the hotel at three.
High tide is at 3 p.m. today.
The video shop is open until 3 o'clock.
She promised me that she would come at three.
The party lasted more than three hours.
I have waited a full three hours.
You had better hurry. The train leaves at three.
I have to catch a plane in three hours.
It took me three hours to do my homework.
The accident happened on Sunday at about 3:00.
His speech continued for three hours.
The train was three hours late.
The concert lasted about three hours.
She has been watching television for three hours.
Dick promised to come back by three o'clock.
His speech lasted three hours.
It has been raining heavily for three hours.
Please come here at 3 o'clock precisely.
The guards change every three hours.
We checked in at the Hilton at three o'clock.
I'll come at three o'clock if it is convenient to you.
Please wait until 3:00. She'll be back then.
I used to watch TV at least three hours every day.
It took us three hours to come to a conclusion.
I do that about three hours every day.
Three and a half hours have passed since he left.
He came home three hours after that.
It'll take three hours to finish these repairs.
It's three o'clock now; I'll come again in an hour.
I spent three hours working on that problem.
It took three hours to put the broken toy together.
Tom and Mary talked for about three hours.
When it's noon here, it's 3:00 p.m. in Boston.
How about around 3:00 p.m. on February 28th?
We were made to practice three hours a day by the manager.
According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.
We leave Japan at 3 p.m. next Friday.
The murder happened between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.
This medicine should be taken every three hours.
It took me more than three hours to translate this into French.
He is a diligent student. He studies three hours every day.
Three hours is too short for us to discuss that matter.
Tom has to take medicine every three hours.
Due to bad weather, the plane arrived three hours late.
If you use it more than three hours a month, there are extra charges.
This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.
The next reception will begin at 3:00 p.m. Please wait for a moment.
It will take me more than three hours to look over the document.
Please come here between two and three this afternoon.
"How long did you swim today?" "From 9 in the morning till 3 in the afternoon."
It took me more than three hours to translate that report into French.
The ship will set sail for Hong Kong tomorrow at 3 p.m.
Dad needs to take a rest. He's been working in the garden for three hours.
"What time is it?" "It's 3:20."
"What time is it now?" "It's 3:30."
The fourth period was moved up to the third.
We flew over the Pacific Ocean for a few hours.
I work for three hours every Saturday morning.
I had a few hours free, so I sat under a tree and read a book.
Tom waited patiently for three hours, and then gave up.
The Hikari runs between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka in three hours and ten minutes.