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Japanese
Etymology 1
Compound of 三 (san, “three”) + 和 (wa, “union; sum; harmony”).
Pronunciation
Noun
三和 • (sanwa)
- (Buddhism) the harmony or union of the three elements of consciousness: one's 根 (kon, “power; faculties”, i.e. indriya, literally “root”), one's 境 (kyō, “perceptual range or scope”, i.e. viṣaya, literally “boundary”), and one's 識 (shiki, “awareness, consciousness”, i.e. vijñāna, literally “awareness”)
Etymology 2
Compound of 三 (mi, “three”) + 和 (wa, “harmony”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
三和 • (Miwa)
- a place name
- a surname
- a female given name
Etymology 3
Compound of 三つ (mitsu, “three”) + わ (wa, “harmony”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
三和 • (Mitsuwa)
- a place name
- a surname
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN