三
サン • ゾウ
み • み.つ • みっ.つ
three
Words
三連休
さんれんきゅう
- three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row n
三段落ち
さんだんおち さんだんオチ
- three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing) n
三つ葉のクローバー
みつばのクローバー
- three-leaf clover n
三の松
さんのまつ
- furthest pine tree from a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway) n
第三セクター
だいさんセクター
- joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector; third sector n