三

Historical term

Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011); Sanriku earthquake

Historical term

three banishment punishments (of different severity; under ritsuryō system)

Historical term

War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870); Paraguayan War

Historical term

anti-communism, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism (policy of the Socialist Masses Party)

Historical term

Sanbi (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)

Historical term

Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)

Historical term

the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō)

Historical term

League of the Three Emperors (1873-1887)

Historical term

third reading (of a bill in the Imperial Diet)

Rare term

Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort

Sensitive; Dated term

cleft lip; harelip

a god of food

Inari (god of harvests); Uka-no-Mitama (god of food, esp. rice)

Rare term

triceratops (dinosaur)

Rare term

three great oceans (Pacific, Atlantic and Indian)

In the ancient Chinese army

three days' march (approx. 36.5 km)

Rare term

the three types of gagaku drums

Archaic

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

Rare term

traditional method of stirring soba while cooking

Rare term

Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort

Rare term

3D movie

leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.

From Confucius

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

From Confucius

three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones

Rare term

the three sacred mountains: Fuji, Atsuta, and Kumano

Rare term

crime for which one's three types of relatives will be punished; crime implicating one's relatives of all three types