Words
Words with 三
Kanji 三, meaning three, appears in 988 Japanese vocabulary entries.
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
三摩耶
さまや
equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
三摩耶戒
さんまやかい
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
三輪宝
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)