三

Buddhism

karmic retribution through the past, present, and future; three types of karma

the three Senke schools of tea ceremony (Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushakōjisenke)

Sansai school of tea ceremony

three sides (length, width and height)

Grammar

third-person plural

Shinto

the three gods of creation

five-grain guardian gods

Abbreviation

joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector

Mathematics

cubic equation

Food, cooking

chuck short ribs; chuck steak

wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest

Proverb; From the Analects of Confucius

something can be learned from anyone; if three walk together, I'll have a teacher

thirty percent; 30 percent

third son

Proverb

measure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; go around three times before you take a smoke

unlucky day for starting construction of a house (which would result in a fire that spreads to three adjacent houses)

three times

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

trident

trident

triple valve; three-state valve

triangle headband; triangular scarf

Geography

estuary

Baseball

striking out three consecutive batters

three concentric circles; triple circle