Word Meaning 三途の河

さんずのかわ sanzu no kawa

三途の河 is read as さんずのかわ (sanzu no kawa) and means Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx).

Meaning

English

Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

Reading

Kana

さんずのかわ

Romaji

sanzu no kawa

Writing Variants

三途の川 さんずのかわ sanzu no kawa

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 91884 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三河

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三河万歳

みかわまんざい

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三途川

そうずがわ

Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

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

三軍

さんぐん

great army