三将

From 三 (san-, “three; third”) +‎ 将 (shō)

三将 (hiragana さんしょう, rōmaji sanshō)

1. a "third", the third highest-ranking member of a sport team, generally the third strongest member of a team of four or more, or the weakest of a trio
   • 1999 November 20 [Aug 9 1999], Hotta, Yumi; Obata, Takeshi, “第だい９局きょく　大たい将しょう・副ふく将しょう・三さん将しょう [Game 9: First, Second and Third]”, in ヒカルの碁, volume 2 (fiction), 3rd edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 35:

     オレが大 (たい)将 (しょう)　このガキが副 (ふく)将 (しょう)　おまえが三 (さん)将 (しょう)

     Ore ga taishō Kono gaki ga fukushō O-mae ga sanshō

     I’ll be the first, the brat’s the second, you’re the third

     なんでボクが三 (さん)将 (しょう)なんだ

     Nan de boku ga sanshō nan da

     Why am I the third?

     実 (じつ)力 (りょく)順 (じゅん)だろ？オレ天才だし

     Jitsuryokujun daro? Ore tensai da shi

     Isn’t it supposed to be in order of strength? I’m a genius.

     小 (しょう)学 (がく)生 (せい)に副 (ふく)将 (しょう)をやらせるわけにいかないよ

     Shōgakusei ni fukushō o yaraseru wake ni ikanai yo

     We can’t have a grade school kid be the second!

     じゃ　おまえが副 (ふく)将 (しょう)でコイツが三 (さん)将 (しょう)な

     Ja o-mae ga fukushō de koitsu ga sanshō na

     You’re the second and he’s the third then.

• 大将 (たいしょう) (taishō)
• 副 (ふく)将 (しょう) (fukushō)