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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 三 |
さん |
(num) three |
68 |
| 三 |
み |
(num) three |
68 |
| 政府 |
せいふ |
(n) government; administration |
579 |
| 都道府県 |
とどうふけん |
(n) administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures |
838 |
| 幕府 |
ばくふ |
(n) bakufu; shogunate |
1327 |
| 三重 |
さんじゅう |
(n) triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate |
1582 |
| 三菱 |
みつびし |
Mitsubishi (company) |
2120 |
| 府中 |
ふちゅう |
Fuchuu (in Tokyo) |
2570 |
| 三振 |
さんしん |
(n,vs) strike out (baseball); fanning out |
3516 |
| 府立 |
ふりつ |
(n) managed by an urban prefecture |
3831 |
| 三国志 |
さんごくし |
Annals of the Three Kingdoms |
4239 |
| 三男 |
さんなん |
(n) three men; third son |
5007 |
| 三つ |
みっつ |
(n) three |
5066 |
| 国府 |
こくふ |
(n) ancient provincial offices; National Government (of China); provincial capital |
6344 |
| 国府 |
こくぶ |
(n) ancient provincial offices; National Government (of China); provincial capital |
6344 |
| 国府 |
こふ |
(n) ancient provincial offices; National Government (of China); provincial capital |
6344 |
| 三角 |
さんかく |
(n) triangle; triangular |
6601 |
| 第三者 |
だいさんしゃ |
(n) third person; outsider; disinterested person |
7140 |
| 三日月 |
みかずき |
(ik) (n) new moon; crescent moon |
8386 |
| 三日月 |
みかづき |
(n) new moon; crescent moon |
8386 |
| 三角形 |
さんかくけい |
(adj-no,n) triangle |
8605 |
| 三角形 |
さんかっけい |
(adj-no,n) triangle |
8605 |
| 三塁打 |
さんるいだ |
(n) three-base hit; triple |
8826 |
| 三味線 |
さみせん |
(n) three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen |
9074 |
| 三味線 |
しゃみせん |
(n) three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen |
9074 |
| 三塁手 |
さんるいしゅ |
(n) third baseman |
9821 |
| 三塁 |
さんるい |
(n) third base |
9898 |
| 三越 |
みつこし |
Mitsukoshi (department store) |
10014 |
| 三種 |
さんしゅ |
(n) three kinds; three varieties |
10691 |
| 府県 |
ふけん |
(n) prefecture |
10954 |
| 御三家 |
ごさんけ |
(n) (1) three branch Tokugawa families; (2) big (top) three |
11054 |
| 府警 |
ふけい |
(n) prefectural police |
11873 |
| 太宰府 |
だざいふ |
(ancient) Kyushu |
12351 |
| 三次 |
さんじ |
(n) three times; cubic |
12711 |
| 三月 |
さんがつ |
(n-adv) March |
13298 |
| 三月 |
みつき |
three months |
13298 |
| 三蔵 |
さんぞう |
(n) three branches of Buddhist sutras |
13488 |
| 三省堂 |
さんせいどう |
Sanseido (publisher) |
13584 |
| 三方 |
さんぼう |
(n) three sides; small offering stand |
13878 |
| 三方 |
さんぽう |
(n) three sides; small offering stand |
13878 |
| 総理府 |
そうりふ |
(n) Prime Minister's office |
14353 |
| 三輪 |
さんりん |
(n) three wheels |
14446 |
| 再三 |
さいさん |
(adv,n) again and again; repeatedly |
15364 |
| 府知事 |
ふちじ |
(n) prefectural governor |
16730 |
| 行政府 |
ぎょうせいふ |
(n) the government; Administration |
16999 |
| 首府 |
しゅふ |
(n) capital; metropolis |
17154 |
| 三昧 |
さんまい |
(n) self-effacement; concentration; absorption |
17195 |
| 三洋 |
さんよう |
Sanyo (company) |
17195 |
| 三宝 |
さんぼう |
(n) 3 treasures of Buddhism: Buddha, sutras and priesthood |
17440 |
| 三宝 |
さんぽう |
(n) 3 treasures of Buddhism: Buddha, sutras and priesthood |
17440 |
| 三位一体 |
さんみいったい |
(n) the Trinity |
18025 |
| 冥府 |
めいふ |
(n) hades; realm of the dead; sheol |
18406 |
| 三冠王 |
さんかんおう |
(n) winner of triple crown (baseball) |
19235 |
| 正三角形 |
せいさんかくけい |
(n) equilateral triangle; regular triangle |
19269 |
| 正三角形 |
せいさんかっけい |
(n) equilateral triangle; regular triangle |
19269 |
| 三軍 |
さんぐん |
(n) great army; mighty host; whole army |
19861 |
| 三春 |
さんしゅん |
(n) three spring months |
19961 |
| 三叉路 |
さんさろ |
(n) three-forked road |
20749 |
| 三門 |
さんもん |
(n) large triple gate to temple |
20782 |
| 十三 |
じゅうさん |
13; thirteen |
20782 |
| 立法府 |
りっぽうふ |
(n) assize |
21353 |
| 三脚 |
さんきゃく |
(adj-no,n) tripod; three legs |
21615 |
| 三国 |
さんごく |
(n) three countries |
22001 |
| 三角州 |
さんかくす |
(n) delta |
22259 |
| 三つ巴 |
みつどもえ |
(n) 3 fat-comma shapes arranged to form a circle |
22341 |
| 三和音 |
さんわおん |
(n) triad |
22385 |
| 三原色 |
さんげんしょく |
(n) three primary colors |
22570 |
| 三人称 |
さんにんしょう |
(n) (gram) third person |
23088 |
| 三叉 |
さんさ |
(adj-no,n) three-pronged fork; three-pronged |
23134 |
| 三省 |
さんせい |
(n) frequent reflection (meditation) |
23460 |
| 三拍子 |
さんびょうし |
(n) triple time (music); 3 important requisites |
23686 |
| 府下 |
ふか |
(n) suburban districts (of a metropolis); within an urban-prefecture |
24363 |
| 三つ子 |
みつご |
(n) 3-year old; triplets |
24495 |
| 三羽烏 |
さんばがらす |
(n) trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers |
24627 |
| 三景 |
さんけい |
(n) three famous beauty spots |
24699 |
| 三枚目 |
さんまいめ |
(n) comedian |
24848 |
| 学府 |
がくふ |
(n) academic centre |
24980 |
| 三段跳び |
さんだんとび |
(n) hop, step and jump |
25224 |
| 三が日 |
さんがにち |
(n) first three days of the new year |
25286 |
| 三股 |
さんまた |
(n) forked stick |
25286 |
| 三輪車 |
さんりんしゃ |
(n) three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc); three wheeler |
25423 |
| 府庁 |
ふちょう |
(n) prefectural office |
25554 |
| 三界 |
さんがい |
(n) past, present and future existences |
25918 |
| 三面 |
さんめん |
(n) three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper) |
26001 |
| 府議会 |
ふぎかい |
(n) urban-prefectural assembly |
26001 |
| 三権 |
さんけん |
(n) the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial) |
26991 |
| 三流 |
さんりゅう |
(n) 3rd rate |
27801 |
| 第三国 |
だいさんごく |
(n) a third country |
27801 |
| 三権分立 |
さんけんぶんりつ |
(n) separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial) |
27901 |
| 二等辺三角形 |
にとうへんさんかくけい |
(n) isosceles triangle |
28200 |
| 二等辺三角形 |
にとうへんさんかっけい |
(n) isosceles triangle |
28200 |
| 三唱 |
さんしょう |
(n) 3 cheers; singing three times |
28567 |
| 二人三脚 |
ににんさんきゃく |
(n) a three-legged race |
28681 |
| 三重奏 |
さんじゅうそう |
(n) instrumental trio |
29190 |
| 三十路 |
みそじ |
(n) age thirty |
29632 |
| 三世 |
さんせい |
children of nisei; 3rd generation in US |
29962 |
| 三世 |
さんぜ |
(n) past and present and future existences |
29962 |
| 三助 |
さんすけ |
(n) male bathhouse attendant |
30688 |
| 三途の川 |
さんずのかわ |
(n) the River Styx |
30688 |
| 三段論法 |
さんだんろんぽう |
(n) syllogism |
30832 |
| 入府 |
にゅうふ |
(n) entering the metropolitan area |
30969 |
| 三徳 |
さんとく |
(n) three primary virtues: valour, wisdom and benevolence |
31224 |
| 元三 |
がんざん |
(n-adv,n-t) New Year's Day; January 1 to 3 |
31368 |
| 三つ葉 |
みつば |
(n) honeywort; wild chervil |
31368 |
| 二三 |
にさん |
(n-adv,n-t) two or three |
32216 |
| 三角柱 |
さんかくちゅう |
(n) triangular prism |
32648 |
| 三文 |
さんもん |
(n) cheapness; farthing |
32648 |
| 三業 |
さんぎょう |
(n) business consisting of restaurant, brothel and geisha service |
33830 |
| 三業 |
さんごう |
(n) business consisting of restaurant, brothel and geisha service |
33830 |
| 三半規管 |
さんはんきかん |
(n) semicircular canals |
34034 |
| 三番 |
さんばん |
(n) third; no. three |
34034 |
| 出府 |
しゅっぷ |
(n) going to the capital; working in a government office |
34034 |
| 他府県 |
たふけん |
(n) other prefectures |
34034 |
| 三日 |
みっか |
(n) three days; the third day (of the month) |
34381 |
| 城府 |
じょうふ |
(n) town; town walls |
34580 |
| 三角波 |
さんかくなみ |
(n) choppy sea; chopping waves |
34761 |
| 三角波 |
さんかくは |
(n) choppy sea; chopping waves |
34761 |
| 七五三 |
しちごさん |
(n) (1) festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; (2) lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3 |
34761 |
| 三曲 |
さんきょく |
(n) instrumental trio |
35357 |
| 三千世界 |
さんぜんせかい |
(n) the whole world; the universe |
35357 |
| 三国一 |
さんごくいち |
(n) unparalleled in Japan and China and India |
35577 |
| 三猿 |
さんえん |
(n) three wise monkeys who see and hear and speak no evil |
35778 |
| 三猿 |
みざる |
(ik) (n) three wise monkeys who see and hear and speak no evil |
35778 |
| 三杯酢 |
さんばいず |
(n) mixture of vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar |
35778 |
| 三本 |
さんぼん |
three (long cylindrical things) |
35968 |
| 三椏 |
みつまた |
(n) paper bush |
36169 |
| 三絃 |
さんげん |
(n) 3-stringed instrument; samisen |
36396 |
| 三女 |
さんじょ |
(n) third daughter |
36396 |
| 三代 |
さんだい |
(n) three generations; the third |
36396 |
| 三者 |
さんしゃ |
(n) three persons; three parties |
38280 |
| 三角巾 |
さんかくきん |
(n) triangle bandage |
38888 |
| 三段跳 |
さんだんとび |
(n) hop, step and jump |
38888 |
| 無政府 |
むせいふ |
(n) anarchy |
39227 |
| 御府内 |
ごふない |
(n) within the town limits of Edo |
39571 |
| 三つ又 |
みつまた |
(n) 3-pronged fork |
40619 |
| 三面六臂 |
さんめんろっぴ |
(n) rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many |
41039 |
| 三竦み |
さんすくみ |
(n) three-way deadlock |
41039 |
| 二束三文 |
にそくさんもん |
(n) dirt cheap; very cheap |
41039 |
| 三弦 |
さんげん |
(n) 3-stringed instrument; samisen |
41444 |
| 三枚 |
さんまい |
(n) comedy |
41444 |
| 三本締め |
さんぼんじめ |
(n) hand-clapping patter (at start of party) |
41904 |
| 三つ組 |
みつぐみ |
(n) set of three |
42342 |
| 三行半 |
さんぎょうはん |
3 lines and a half |
42342 |
| 三行半 |
みくだりはん |
(n) letter of divorce |
42342 |
| 三重唱 |
さんじゅうしょう |
(n) vocal trio |
42342 |
| 三十三所 |
さんじゅうさんしょ |
(n) the Thirty-three temple Pilgrimage |
42893 |
| 三十六計 |
さんじゅうろっけい |
(n) the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the best was said to be beating a retreat) |
42893 |
| 三味 |
さみ |
(n) three-stringed guitar |
42893 |
| 三役 |
さんやく |
(n) three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc) |
42893 |
| 三々九度 |
さんさんくど |
(n) exchange of nuptial cups |
43447 |