Word details

三戒

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 三戒.

Dictionary

Entry

三戒さんかいNounFreq #45087
1

From the Analects of Confucius

three lifetime commandments (youth's femininity, middle-aged struggle, old-age gain)

2

Buddhism

three categories of precepts (lay, ordination, moral)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

three

3 strokesFrequency 14JLPT N4Grade 1

On

サンゾウ

Kun

み.つみっ.つ

Nanori

さいさえさぶざえざぶそうただみつみん

commandment

7 strokesFrequency 1,062JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カイ

Kun

いまし.める

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