Word Meaning 三省

さんしょう sanshou

三省 is read as さんしょう (sanshou) and means three departments (in Tang dynasty China: Secretariat, Chancellory and Dept. of State Affairs).

Meaning

English

  1. three departments (in Tang dynasty China: Secretariat, Chancellory and Dept. of State Affairs)
  2. three ministries (under the ritsuryō system: Ministries of Civil Services, Health and War)

Reading

Kana

さんしょう

Romaji

sanshou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 42470 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

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三省堂

さんせいどう

Sanseido (publisher)

三省堂国語辞典

さんせいどうこくごじてん

Sanseido Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

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)

三宝

さんぼう

the Three Jewels

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

三軍

さんぐん

great army

三角関係

さんかくかんけい

love triangle

三枚目

さんまいめ

comedian