| 三顧の礼 | さんこのれい | special confidence (in someone) |
| サンゴ礁 | サンゴしょう | coral reef |
| 珊瑚水木 | さんごみずき | Cornus alba |
| 三々九度 | さんさんくど | three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups |
| 三三九度 | さんさんくど | three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups |
| 三々五々 | さんさんごご | in groups of twos and threes; in small groups |
| 三三五五 | さんさんごご | in groups of twos and threes; in small groups |
| 三途の川 | さんずのかわ | Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx) |
| 三途の河 | さんずのかわ | Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx) |
| 三世因果 | さんぜいんが | retribution spanning the threes temporal worlds (the present, the past, and the future) |
| 酸素負債 | さんそふさい | oxygen debt |
| 三大都市 | さんだいとし | the three largest cities |
| 三段オチ | 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) |
| 三段落ち | さんだんおち | 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) |
| 三段跳び | さんだんとび | triple jump; hop, step and jump |
| 三度三度 | さんどさんど | three times a day (of meals) |
| 三人乗り | さんにんのり | three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike) |
| ３人乗り | さんにんのり | three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike) |
| 三分の二 | さんぶんのに | two thirds |
| 三本締め | さんぼんじめ | hand-clapping patter (at start of party) |
| 散歩日和 | さんぽびより | ideal weather for a walk |
| 三摩耶戒 | さんまやかい | precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism) |
| 三昧耶戒 | さんまやかい | precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism) |
| 三無主義 | さんむしゅぎ | the "three noes principle" of no drive (indolence), no interest (indifference), and no sense of responsibility (irresponsibility), the term describing the temperament of the Japanese youth of the 1970s |
| 三面記事 | さんめんきじ | human-interest article; page-three news; police news |
| 三門徒派 | さんもんとは | Sanmonto sect (of Shin Buddhism) |
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