Meaning

Primary

Three Cups

Alternative

Three Cups Of Liquid

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Three cups of liquid is three cups of liquid, or more simply, three cups.

Reading

さんばい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. Just watch out for , which becomes ばい thanks to our old friend rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

その時ちょっとへこみ気味だったもんで、ビールを三杯一気飲みしちゃったんだよね。

I was depressed at the time, so I chugged three glasses of beer.

Kanji Composition