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みたい【三人・３人】 : mitai | define meaning
mitai
Pronunciation: [mitai]
Definition
Noun
- Three people
Etymology
Cognate with the older Japanese term みたり【三人】 mitari "three people", now mostly replaced with the Sino-Japanese term さんにん sannin.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 三人 ３人 |
| Kana | みたい |
| Romanization | mitai |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mitai] |
意味：さんにん・みたり【三人・３人】
Categories:
三人
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 31). みたい【三人・３人】 : mitai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5794/mitai/.