三才
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Chinese
| three | ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just | ||
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| simp. and trad. (三才) |
三 | 才 | |
Etymology
From the I Ching.
Pronunciation
Noun
三才
- (historical) the "three talents" - sky (天 (tiān)), earth (地) and people (人 (rén)) (one who knows all three well would be an all-rounded person)
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 三 | 才 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
さい Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- (historical) the "three talents": sky (天), earth (地) and people (人) (one who knows all three well would be an all-rounded person)
- (figurative) everything in the universe; all of creation
- (physiognomy) the three key facial features: the forehead, chin, and nose
See also
- 人相 (ninsō, “physiognomy”)