Words
Words with 三
Kanji 三, meaning three, appears in 992 Japanese vocabulary entries.
三筆
さんぴつ
the three famous ancient calligraphers (Emperor Saga, Tachibana (no) Hayanari and Kooboo Daishi)
三不政策
さんふせいさく
Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)
三平汁
さんぺいじる
soup made with salted or rice-bran-pickled fish, vegetables, and sometimes sake lees (Hokkaido local specialty dish)
三本締め
さんぼんじめ
threefold repetition of the "ipponjime" 3-3-3-1 hand-clapping pattern to celebrate a conclusion or completion
三昧耶
さんまや
equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
三昧耶戒
さんまやかい
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
三隣亡
さんりんぼう
unlucky day for starting construction of a house (which would result in a fire that spreads to three adjacent houses)