Japanese symbol for “tertiary”
三次
さんじ
Romaji: sanji
third
In Japanese, tertiary is 三次, read さんじ (sanji).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n third
- adj-f tertiary
- adj-f cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order (math)
Written forms: 三次、３時. Readings: さんじ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tertiary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三級 | さんきゅう sankyuu | third grade; third class; tertiary |
| 第三次 | だいさんじ daisanji | the third; tertiary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三つ | みっつ mittsu | three |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 第三者 | だいさんしゃ daisansha | third party; third person; outsider |
| 再三 | さいさん saisan | again and again; repeatedly |
| 三角形 | さんかくけい sankakukei | triangle |
| 三振 | さんしん sanshin | strikeout |
| 次元 | じげん jigen | dimension |
| 次回 | じかい jikai | next time (occasion) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tertiary”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.