Word Meaning 三宝

さんぼう sambou

三宝 is read as さんぼう (sambou) and means the Three Jewels.

Meaning

English

the Three Jewels
the Triple Gem
Triratna
the Three Treasures
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

Reading

Kana

さんぼう

Romaji

sambou

Writing Variants

三宝さんぽう sampou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 8728 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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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)

三宝荒神

さんぼうこうじん

guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha)

南無三宝

なむさんぼう

Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha)

三重宝冠

さんじゅうほうかん

(papal) triple tiara

三宝柑

さんぼうかん

sanbokan sour orange (Citrus sulcata)

三角形

さんかくけい

triangle

三味線

さみせん

shamisen

三角

さんかく

triangle

三十八度線

さんじゅうはちどせん

38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)

三省

さんせい

frequent reflection (meditation)

三枚

さんまい

cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

三輪

さんりん

three wheels

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