三下

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
三 下
さん
Grade: 1		 した
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さんした [sàńshítá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) さんした​ [sàńshítáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕita̠]

Noun

三(さん)下(した) • (sanshita) 

  1. Short for 三下奴., petty underling; small fry​
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Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
三 下
さん
Grade: 1		 さ(がり)
Grade: 1
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
三下り

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さんさがり [sàńságárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sa̠ɡa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

三(さん)下(さがり) • (sansagari) 

  1. One of the shamisen tuning methods. A tuning in which the third string is lowered by one whole tone (two semitones) compared to the original.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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