Japanese

さんじゅう
Meaning: thirty
Part of Speech: Number, Noun

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Handwriting

三
十

Example sentences

He started his own company at the age of thirty.
彼は三十年間、この仕事一筋に生きてきた。
He has lived for thirty years, devoted single-mindedly to this job.
この薬は食後三十分以内に飲んでください。
Please take this medicine within thirty minutes after a meal.
参加者は全体で三十人でした。
There were thirty participants in total.
彼はその国を三十年にわたって統治した。
He ruled the country for thirty years.
モーニングルーチンとして、毎日30分ヨガをしています
I do 30 minutes of yoga every day as a morning routine.
この家の建坪は三十坪です。
The building area of this house is 30 tsubo.
会議の資料をゼロックスで三十部コピーしておいてください。
Please make thirty Xerox copies of the meeting materials.

Usage Notes

A number representing three times ten. Can also refer to being thirty years old (misoji).

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