さんりゅう
Sanryuu
三流 (Sanryuu) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “third-rate, third-class”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, nounthird-rate; third-class
Examples
三流のクラブで歌うとは彼女も成り下がったものだ。
She has fallen so low as to sing at a third-rate night club.
いくら器だけを日本一にしても、中身が三流やったらな~んの意味もないんちゃうの?
The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).