さんしょく
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. three colours; three colors
Noun
Abbreviation
Mahjong
2. triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits
3. triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
Pitch accent
んしょく
Composed of
three; 3
counter for colours
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy; wild pansy (Viola tricolor); heartsease
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy; wild pansy (Viola tricolor); heartsease
sweet bread with three different fillings
tricolor dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
three-color printing (red and yellow and blue); three-colour printing
triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
three-color process; three-colour process
triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits