三世

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Chinese

three
 
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad.
(三世) 		三 世

Pronunciation

Noun

三世

  1. (Buddhism) the three periods of time: the past, present, and future.

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Sino-Xenic (三世):

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三 世
さん
Grade: 1 		せ > ぜ
Grade: 3
goon

From Middle Chinese 三世.

Noun

三(さん)世(ぜ) • (sanze) 

  1. (Buddhism) the "three lives", namely 前世 (zense, “previous life”), 現世 (gense, “current life”) and 来世 (raise)/後世 (gose, “next life”)
  2. three generations, as in parents, children and grandchildren

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三 世
さん
Grade: 1 		せい
Grade: 3
kan’on

Noun

三(さん)世(せい) • (sansei) 

  1. three generations
  2. the third generation
    ヘンリー三(さん)世(せい)
    Henrī Sansei
    Henry III; Henry the Third

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Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
三 世
み
Grade: 1 		よ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 三世 – see the following entry.
【みよ】
(obsolete) past, present and future existences
(This term, 三世, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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