三位
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 位 |
さん Grade: 1 |
い > み Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
さむゐ (sam(u) wi) → さんみ (sanmi). The i reading for 位 changes to mi as an instance of renjō (連声).
Pronunciation
Noun
- third rank
- of person of the third rank
- a low ranking priest
- a Christian doctrine in which the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one; the trinity
Derived terms
- 三位一体 (sanmi ittai)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 位 |
さん Grade: 1 |
い Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
sanwi → san'i
Alternative pronunciation without renjō.
Pronunciation
Noun
- third rank or place
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 三 read as さん
- Japanese terms spelled with 位 read as い
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms with renjō
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms historically spelled with ゐ
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji