Three People
Three Persons
noun
You have the kanji for three and person. Common sense will tell you what this word is. It's three people.
This is a jukugo (kanji compound) word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since 人 has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:
Apparently, there are three people working as Santa-san at Nintendo (さんにん)! It's a big company, so obviously they need three Santas.
三人のランナー
three runners
三人のため
for the three people, for the three of us
三人のおじさん
three middle-aged men
三人のルームメイトがいます。
I have three roommates.
三人のテーブルありますか？
Is there a table for three?
ニコラス・ケイジ、キアヌ・リーブス、トム・クルーズ。この三人で、だれがタイプ？
Nicholas Cage, Keanu Reeves, and Tom Cruise. Out of these three, who's your type?