| 孟母三遷 | もうぼさんせん | the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning (lit: Mencius' mother, three moves) |
| 大和三山 | やまとさんざん | Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi) |
| 冷汗三斗 | れいかんさんと | breaking into cold sweat when one is very embarrassed or scared |
| オート三輪 | オートさんりん | three-wheeler vehicle |
| 三色スミレ | さんしきスミレ | heartsease (wild pansy, Viola tricolor) |
| 三度の和音 | さんどのわおん | common chord; triad |
| 三味線弾き | しゃみせんひき | samisen player |
| 添字三つ組 | そえじみつぐみ | subscript triplet |
| 向こう三軒 | むこうさんげん | one's next three neighbors; one's next three neighbours |
| 三時のおやつ | さんじのおやつ | afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea |
| 三時のお八つ | さんじのおやつ | afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea |
| 三日とあげず | みっかとあげず | almost every day; constantly |
| 三日と上げず | みっかとあげず | almost every day; constantly |
| 三日にあげず | みっかにあげず | at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly |
| 三日に上げず | みっかにあげず | at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly |
| 三色菫 | さんしょくすみれ | heartsease (wild pansy, Viola tricolor) |
| 三重唱 | さんじゅうしょう | vocal trio |
| 三重塔 | さんじゅうのとう | three-storied pagoda |
| 三稜鏡 | さんりょうきょう | prism |
| 五十三次 | ごじゅうさんつぎ | the 53 Toukaidou stages |
| 二人三脚 | ににんさんきゃく | 1: three-legged race; 2: cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies) |
| 一読三嘆 | いちどくさんたん | a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration |
| 一読三歎 | いちどくさんたん | a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration |
| 一心三観 | いっしんさんがん | simultaneous contemplation of the threefold truth (form of Tendai meditation) |
| 益者三友 | えきしゃさんゆう | There are three types of friends worth having--honest, sincere, and well-informed ones. (Confucius) |
| 三王礼拝 | さんおうれいはい | Adoration of the Magi |
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