How to Say ‘Three times a day’ in Japanese
一日三回
itsu nichi san kai
[ee-chee NEE-chee sahn kai]
💬 Usage Tip: Here 一日 is read (ichinichi), meaning "one day". When it means "the 1st of the month," the same characters are read (tsuitachi).
Phrase Breakdown
一
itsu
[ee-chee]
one
一 means one. With counters, its reading changes depending on the word that follows.
一杯ください。
One cup, please.
日
nichi
[NEE-chee]
day
Here read 'nichi', meaning a day; 一日 = per day.
一日二回運動します。
I exercise twice a day.
三
san
[sahn]
three
The number three, part of the phrase third floor.
三階の宇宙の展示も人気です。
The space exhibit on the third floor is also popular.
回
kai
[kai]
times
Counter for how many times something happens.
三回見ました。
I watched it three times.
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