Word Meaning 三尸

さんし sanshi

三尸 is read as さんし (sanshi) and means the three worms (in Taoism).

Meaning

English

  1. the three worms (in Taoism)
  2. worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings

Reading

Kana

さんし

Romaji

sanshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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さん

three

three

三つ

みつ

three

三角形

さんかくけい

triangle

三日月

みかずき

new moon

三十

みそ

thirty

三人

みたり

three people

三味線

さみせん

shamisen

三角

さんかく

triangle

三方

さんぼう

small offering stand

三流

さんりゅう

third-rate

三十八度線

さんじゅうはちどせん

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