Meanings
Numeric
1. three; 3
参 is used in legal documents
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
three months
three; three years of age
three times; thrice
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
three-digit number; hundreds column
set of three; three sets; three classes
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
three days and three nights
three words
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
letter of divorce
the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
three temporal states of existence; past, present and future
3 days and 3 nights
wicket (e.g. in cricket); castle; stumps
traditional method of stirring soba while cooking
Miura map fold; special technique for folding used on some solar panel arrays
Miura map fold; special technique for folding used on some solar panel arrays
Miura map fold; special technique for folding used on some solar panel arrays
Miwa Shinto (sect of amalgamated Shinto developed in the Muromachi Period)
Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
mikasaite
Mie (prefecture)
leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.
Examples (56 in total)
Three weeks went by.
The court session lasted for three hours.
I had no more than three pounds.