三

deltoid (muscle)

three times a week

the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform

three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)

three wins in a row

three and a half lines

three cheers; three chants; singing three times

refined Japanese sugar

third year (college) student; junior

Poetical term

the Sun, the Moon and the stars

Hanafuda

three 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)

Abbreviation; Abbr. of 単三型乾電池

AA battery; AA cell

kanji "water" radical (radical 85)

shamisen; samisen

sanxian (Chinese lute)

the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou)

three strings; three-stringed instrument

Slang

staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter

sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen

Baseball

the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop

striking a batter out

performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects

triangulation point

second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)

Baseball

winner of triple crown

(river) delta

tricolour flag; tricolor flag

third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)