Meaning

Primary

Third Thing

Alternative

The Third

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember 一番目? This is just like that, but with three, making it the third thing or simply the third.

Reading

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

Explanation

Use your knowledge of the reading for 一番目 to remember the reading for this word as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 三番目の子

    third child

    三番目の人

    third person

    三番目の曲

    third song

Context Sentences

この曲、ビートルズの中で三番目くらいにすき。

This is probably my third favorite Beatles's song.

母と父の間に三番目に生まれたのが弟です。

The third child my mom and dad had was my baby brother.

日本の有人島の多さは、インドネシア、フィリピンに次いで、世界で三番目だってこと、知ってた?

Did you know that Japan has the third highest number of inhabited islands in the world, after Indonesia and the Philippines?

Kanji Composition