さん
三
もん
文

noun, noun used as a prefix

  1. paltry amount of money, cheapness, worthlessness.

noun

Orig. meaning.
  1. three one-mon coins.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さん
三
もん
文
 三文 さんもん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)