Japanese symbol for “triennial”
三箇年
さんかねん
Romaji: sankanen
triennial
In Japanese, triennial is 三箇年, read さんかねん (sankanen).
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Meanings
- adj-f triennial
Written forms: 三箇年、三カ年、三ヵ年、三ヶ年. Readings: さんかねん.
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 |
| 箇所 | かしょ kasho | place; point; part |
| 箇条 | かじょう kajou | item; article; clause |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
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.