三下

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(さん)(した) (sanshita

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

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(さん)(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