Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
なん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of (three) +‎ (man; male).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(さん)(なん) (sannan

  1. three men
  2. the third son
    • Tanaka Corpus:
      (わたし)(おっと)には、(あに)二人(ふたり)います。そう、(わたし)三男(さんなん)(よめ)です。
      Watashi no otto ni wa, ani ga futari imasu. Sō, watashi wa sannan no yome desu.
      My husband has two older brothers. That's right, I'm a third son's wife.

Related terms edit

son daughter child (rare)
one's first (ちょう)(なん) (chōnan), (いち)(なん) (ichinan), (ちょう)() (chōshi) (ちょう)(じょ) (chōjo), (いち)(じょ) (ichijo) (ちょう)() (chōshi)
one's second ()(なん) (jinan), ()(なん) (jinan), ()() (jishi) ()(じょ) (jijo), ()(じょ) (jijo) ()() (jishi)
one's third (さん)(なん) (sannan) (さん)(じょ) (sanjo) -