三文

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	文
さん Grade: 1	もん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, "three mon".

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さんもん [sáꜜǹmòǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠mːõ̞ɴ]

Noun

三(さん)文(もん) • (sanmon) ^{←さんもん (sanmon)?}

1. (figurative) cheap; of little worth

   三文(さんもん)芝居(しばい)

   sanmon shibai

   dreadful show