三下

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三 下
さん
Grade: 1 		した
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さんした [sàńshítá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) さんした [sàńshítáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕita̠]

Noun

三(さん)下(した) • (sanshita) 

  1. short for 三下奴, petty underling; small fry
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三 下
さん
Grade: 1 		さ(がり)
Grade: 1
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
三下り

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さんさがり [sàńságárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sa̠ɡa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

三(さん)下(さがり) • (sansagari) 

  1. One of the shamisen tuning methods. A tuning in which the third string is lowered by one whole tone (two semitones) compared to the original.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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