三

the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne

Idiomatic expression; Colloquial

(set of) three status symbols; three necessities

Geology

Triassic period

Abbreviation; Buddhism

the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell

さんあく only

three evils (prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)

everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well

third-term election

triceps

Music

triplet

Food, cooking

boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib

dark sweet liquid produced after the third heating in a thermal sugar-refining process

brown sugar

three-leaf clover

Sanron sect (of Buddhism)

the three entertainment district enterprises: eating houses, geisha houses, meeting places for assignations, etc.

samisen player

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

vocal trio

Sanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, third weekend of May)

winner of Japan's three main horse races

Formal or literary term

deep admiration

Formal or literary term

repeatedly lamenting

the Book of Divination

trilateral trade

broad daylight

thirty houses

third-rate actor

three winter months