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How to say 'Third rate' in Japanese | 三流

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The Japanese word for Third rate is 'Sanryuu', written as 三流 in Japanese.'Third rate' in hiragana is さんりゅう.

    word

    三流

    Meaning

    Third rate

    Reading

    さんりゅう

    sanryuu

    Kanji

    三Three 流Flow

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '三流 (さんりゅう)' means 'third-rate'. It is used to describe something of low quality, inferior, or not up to standard. This term is often used in contexts like ranking, performance, or quality, where things are categorized into first-rate (一流), second-rate (二流), and third-rate (三流). For example: That restaurant is third-rate「あのレストランは三流だ」(あのレストランはさんりゅうだ). His skills are third-rate「彼の技術は三流だ」(かれのぎじゅつはさんりゅうだ). Note that this term can carry a negative connotation, so it should be used carefully.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3807

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 三流

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    三

    Meaning

    Three

  • kanji

    流

    Meaning

    Flow

Words Related to 三流 Through the Kanji 三

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 三 as well.

  • word

    三

    Meaning

    Three

  • word

    三日

    Meaning

    Three days, Third

  • word

    三つ

    Meaning

    Three

  • word

    三十

    Meaning

    Thirty

  • word

    三百

    Meaning

    Three hundred

  • word

    三千

    Meaning

    3000

  • word

    三角形

    Meaning

    Triangle

  • word

    二三

    Meaning

    Few

  • word

    三日月

    Meaning

    Crescent

  • word

    三角

    Meaning

    Triangle

  • word

    三郎

    Meaning

    Third son

Words Related to 三流 Through the Kanji 流

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 流 as well.

  • word

    流れる

    Meaning

    Flow

  • word

    流れ

    Meaning

    Flow

  • word

    流す

    Meaning

    Flow, Cancel

  • word

    流石

    Meaning

    As expected

  • word

    流

    Meaning

    Style, Flow

  • word

    交流

    Meaning

    Exchange, Interaction

  • word

    下流

    Meaning

    Downstream, Lower class

  • word

    海流

    Meaning

    Current

  • word

    流行る

    Meaning

    Trend

  • word

    主流

    Meaning

    Mainstream

  • word

    一流

    Meaning

    Top class

  • word

    上流

    Meaning

    Upper class, Upstream

  • word

    流通

    Meaning

    Distribution

  • word

    中流

    Meaning

    Middle class

  • word

    二流

    Meaning

    Second rate

  • word

    流行

    Meaning

    Epidemic, Trend

  • word

    流動

    Meaning

    Flow, Fluidity

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'Sanryuu' means 'Third rate' .

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