三省

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三	省
さん Grade: 1	せい Grade: 4
kan’on

Literary Chinese 三省, from the line 吾日三省吾身 in the Analects

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さんせー [sàńséé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Verb

三(さん)省(せい)する • (sansei suru) suru (stem 三(さん)省(せい)し (sansei shi), past 三(さん)省(せい)した (sansei shita))

to reflect on oneself many times over (or in a literal way, thrice a day)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三	省
さん Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 4
goon

Middle Chinese 三省

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さんしょー [sáꜜǹshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) さんしょー [sàńshóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Proper noun

三(さん)省(しょう) • (Sanshō)

(history, government, of feudal Japan) the three most important 律令 (ritsuryō) ministries (式部省, 民部省 and 兵部省)
(history, government, of feudal China) the Three Departments (中書省, 門下省 and 尚書省)

See also

六(りく)部(ぶ) (Rikubu)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.