三

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

Buddhism

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

the three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)

prism

3 part chorus; vocal trio

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

Buddhism

time

Buddhism

meeting; coming together

Buddhism

equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)

Abbreviation

combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus

Shinto

three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

Proverb

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

Military

lieutenant-commander (JMSDF)

education of the head and hand and heart

lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)

three-molt silkworm

Derogatory

low-ranking samurai

classified ads

three-color printing (red and yellow and blue); three-colour printing

Shinto

three shrines (usu. in ref. to Ise Grand Shrine, Iwashimizu Hachimangū and Kamo Shrine, or Kasuga Grand Shrine)

さんしゃ only

three companies

three-person operation of a puppet (bunraku)

Grammar

third person singular present

trigonometric ratio

Mahjong

triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

Buddhism

all Buddhas of past, present and future

Sumo

referee officiating bouts of san'yaku ranked wrestlers