三

short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship

triple murder

three bonds (in Confucianism: master and servant, father and son, husband and wife)

Go (game)

triple ko

Baseball

three-pitch strikeout

three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men

the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)

three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)

three-cornered conversation

separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)

Manga slang

wielding three swords

Baseball

player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter

Company name

Mitsubishi Electric

triangular prism

three-section staff

Baseball

out in 1-2-3 order

Shinto

the three main gods (Amaterasu Ōmikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto)

Proverb

the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

さんぞん only; Buddhism

Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas

さんぞん only; Buddhism

The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

さんぞん only

head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern)

the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher

Christianity

Three Wise Men; Magi

Go (game)

3-3 point

third degree of kinship

very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi

Noun or verb acting prenominally

triennial

Buddhism

trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)