3つの密

Japanese

Kanji in this term
密
みつ Grade: 6

For pronunciation and definitions of 3つの密 – see the following entry.

【三みっつの密みつ】

[noun] (neologism) The three 密 (mitsu)s that should be avoided in order to avoid infection during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, promoted by the Japanese government, translatable as "the three C's": 密(みっ)閉(ぺい) (mippei, “closed spaces”), 密(みっ)集(しゅう) (misshū, “crowded spaces”), 密(みっ)接(せつ) (missetsu, “close-contact settings”). [2020–]

Alternative spellings
3つの密, 三っつの密

(This term, 3つの密, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)