三さん文もん
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Meanings
Noun
Prefix
1. paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness
Noun
2. three one-mon coins (orig. meaning)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
さんもん
Composed of
三さん
three; 3
Numeric
文もん
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
Noun
Used in vocabulary
二に束そく三さん文もん
dirt cheap; very cheap
No-adjective
三さん文もん判ばん
ready-made seal; cheap seal
Noun
三さん文もん文ぶん士し
hack writer; pulp-writer; penny-a-liner; scribbler
Noun
三さん文もん芝しば居い
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
Noun
Examples1
The early bird catches the worm.