noun, adverb

  1. 3 o'clock.

noun

  1. afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock).
  2. Buddhist term.three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law), three ages of the dharma.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
3時 さんじ
三時 さんじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

time, hour
ジ とき と (2nd, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)