Japanese symbol for “thrice”
三度
さんど
Romaji: sando
three times; thrice
In Japanese, thrice is 三度, read さんど (sando).
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Meanings
- n three times; thrice
- n third (interval) (music)
Written forms: 三度、３度. Readings: さんど.
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
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.