Word Meaning 三才

さんさい sansai

三才 is read as さんさい (sansai) and means everything in the universe.

Meaning

English

  1. everything in the universe
  2. the three powers (heaven, earth and man)

Reading

Kana

さんさい

Romaji

sansai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 125484 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

和漢三才図会

わかんさんさいずえ

Illustrated Sino-Japanese Encyclopedia (1712)

三流

さんりゅう

third-rate

三次元

さんじげん

real world

三役

さんやく

three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.)

三部

さんぶ

three parts

三選

さんせん

third-term election

三次

さんじ

tertiary

三権

さんけん

the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)

三部作

さんぶさく

trilogy

三種

さんしゅ

three kinds

三位一体

さんみいったい

the Trinity

三段目

さんだんめ

third lowest division

Example Sentences

2

He came to Tokyo at the age of three.

You're 3 years younger than me, so don't mess with me.