三

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

Buddhism

the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)

adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly

sampan (wooden boat); lighter; ferry

the three worms (in Taoism); 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

type of traditional Japanese conical hat

out on a third-base liner

tertian malaria (causing a fever that recurs every second day)

three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")

senior grade of the third court rank

Mahjong

big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles

jib sail

Music

triad

Buddhism

trident vajra

ready-made seal; cheap seal

vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions

a woman's three obediences (father, husband and son; according to Buddhist and Confucianist teachings)

Estates General; States-General

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

Chemistry

trisaccharide

Baseball

stealing third base

Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)

Buddhism

three temporal states of existence; past, present and future

さんぜ only

three generations

potbelly; beer belly