三度(さんど)

さんど
noun
three times; three degrees
number-counter
1. three times
Three occurrences of something. Used as a counter for the number of times an action occurs.
三度(さんど)目(め)の正直(しょうじき)。
Third time's the charm.
A well-known proverb.
この映画(えいが)はもう三度(さんど)見(み)た。
I've already watched this movie three times.
一日(いちにち)三度(さんど)の食事(しょくじ)を欠(か)かさないようにしている。
I make sure not to miss three meals a day.
2. three degrees
A measurement of three degrees, used for temperature or angles.
気温(きおん)が三度(さんど)まで下(さ)がった。
The temperature dropped to three degrees.
昨日(きのう)より三度(さんど)高(たか)い。
It's three degrees higher than yesterday.
水(みず)の温度(おんど)を三度(さんど)だけ上(あ)げてください。
Please raise the water temperature by just three degrees.

Usage

三度(さんど) is a straightforward compound of 三(さん) (three) and 度(ど) (times/degrees). The reading さんど is standard; the native Japanese alternative 三度(みたび) is literary and means "three times" or "for the third time."

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Related Words

Compare: 一度(いちど) (once)
Related: 二度(にど) (twice, two times)
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