三和

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三	和
さん Grade: 1	わ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Compound of 三 (san, “three”) +‎ 和 (wa, “union; sum; harmony”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さ​んわ [sáꜜǹwà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) さんわ [sàńwá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɰᵝa̠]

Noun

三(さん)和(わ) • (sanwa) 

1. (Buddhism) the harmony or union of the three elements of consciousness: one's 根 (kon, “power; faculties”, i.e. indriya, literally “root”), one's 境 (kyō, “perceptual range or scope”, i.e. viṣaya, literally “boundary”), and one's 識 (shiki, “awareness, consciousness”, i.e. vijñāna, literally “awareness”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三	和
み Grade: 1	わ Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Compound of 三 (mi, “three”) +‎ 和 (wa, “harmony”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲiɰᵝa̠]

Proper noun

三(み)和(わ) • (Miwa) 

1. a place name
2. a surname
3. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
三	和
み(つ) Grade: 1	わ Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Compound of 三つ (mitsu, “three”) +‎ わ (wa, “harmony”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲit͡sɨᵝɰᵝa̠]

Proper noun

三(みつ)和(わ) • (Mitsuwa) 

1. a place name
2. a surname