三省

三省

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三	省
さん Grade: 1	せい Grade: 4
kan’on

Literary Chinese 三省, from the line 吾日三省吾身 in the Analects

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) さんせー [sàńséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Verb

三(さん)省(せい)する • (sansei suru) suru (stem 三(さん)省(せい)し (sansei shi), past 三(さん)省(せい)した (sansei shita))

1. to reflect on oneself many times over (or in a literal way, thrice a day)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三	省
さん Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 4
goon

Middle Chinese 三省

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) さ​んしょー [sáꜜǹshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) さんしょー [sàńshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Proper noun

三(さん)省(しょう) • (Sanshō) 

1. (collective, historical, government, of feudal Japan) the three most important 律令 (ritsuryō) ministries (式部省, 民部省 and 兵部省)
2. (collective, historical, government, of feudal China) the Three Departments (中書省, 門下省 and 尚書省)

See also

• 六(りく)部(ぶ) (Rikubu)