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 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN