三

Music

32nd note; demisemiquaver

the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"

taking delight in elegant pursuits; being absorbed in such elegant cultural pursuits as poetry, painting and calligraphy

From Confucius

three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones

Military

petty officer third class (USN)

isosceles triangle

Grammar

third-person pronoun

MMR vaccine (for measles, mumps and rubella)

third-rate company director; executive in name only

three cannons

Linguistics

third person

Military

sergeant (JGSDF); sergeant second class

one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan

triangular pyramid with equilateral base

Tripartite Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy in WWII)

three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)

Buddhism

the thirty guardian deities (one for each day of the lunar month)

Fertile Crescent

3 part chorus; vocal trio

three parties (forces) opposing one another; three-cornered contest

Proverb

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

Physics

third law of thermodynamics

Military

lieutenant-commander (JMSDF)

lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)