1.
three times
Three occurrences of something. Used as a counter for the number of times an action occurs.
三度目の正直。
Third time's the charm.
A well-known proverb.
この映画はもう三度見た。
I've already watched this movie three times.
一日三度の食事を欠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.
気温が三度まで下がった。
The temperature dropped to three degrees.
昨日より三度高い。
It's three degrees higher than yesterday.
水の温度を三度だけ上げてください。
Please raise the water temperature by just three degrees.
USAGE:
三度 is a straightforward compound of 三 (three) and 度 (times/degrees). The reading さんど is standard; the native Japanese alternative 三度 is literary and means "three times" or "for the third time."
PROVERBS:
- 三度目の正直 — "third time's the charm" (literally: the honesty of the third time)
- 仏の顔も三度 — even a Buddha's patience has limits (after being taken advantage of three times)