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Japanese Counter 3人 (sannin)

The counter 3人 is used for counting: 3 people (Category: 人 (nin/to) - People, JLPT N5). Regular Chinese reading: 三 (san) + 人 (nin) = 'sannin'.

Context Example

私たちは3人兄弟です。
Watashitachi wa sannin kyoudai desu.
We are three siblings.
Which counter represents "3 people"?
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