English–Japanese
“three people” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajisannin
Example
教室に三人います。kyō shitsu ni san nin i ma su
There are three people in the classroom.
How to say “three people” in Japanese
“Three people” in Japanese is 三人 (sannin).
Describes a group whose total number of people is three.
Example sentences with 三人
参加者は三人だけです。san ka sha wa san nin da ke de su
There are only three participants.
Tips for using 三人
- The reading 三人 (sannin, "three people") is regular, while the common forms for one person and two people are 一人 (hitori, "one person") and 二人 (futari, "two people").