Words
Words with 三
Kanji 三, meaning three, appears in 992 Japanese vocabulary entries.
三韓出兵
さんかんしゅっぺい
conquest of the three Koreas (legendary military invasion of the Korean kingdoms; 3rd century CE)
三韓征伐
さんかんせいばつ
conquest of the three Koreas (legendary military invasion of the Korean kingdoms; 3rd century CE)
三業
さんぎょう
the three entertainment district enterprises: eating houses, geisha houses, meeting places for assignations, etc.
三光作戦
さんこうさくせん
Three Alls Strategy (Japanese scorched earth policy during the second Sino-Japanese War)
三公社五現業
さんこうしゃごげんぎょう
three public corporations (Japan National Railways, Japan Monopoly Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and five government enterprises (postal services, mintage, printing, management of state-owned forests/fields, and monopolization of alcohol)
三国干渉
さんごくかんしょう
Triple Intervention (diplomatic intervention by Russia, Germany and France over the terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki)