Word Meaning 三家

さんけ sanke

三家 is read as さんけ (sanke) and means three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito).

Meaning

English

three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga)

Reading

Kana

さんけ

Romaji

sanke

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 73120 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御三家

ごさんけ

three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)

三方

さんぼう

small offering stand

三者

さんしゃ

three persons

三度

さんど

third (interval)

三代

さんだい

third generation

三文

さんもん

three one-mon coins

三色

さんしょく

three colours

三春

さんしゅん

three spring months

三体

さんたい

The Three-Body Problem (2008 novel and subsequent adaptations)

一家

いっか

(one's own) style

本家

いや

head house (family)

公家

くげ

Imperial Court