三重

Chinese
three
 
heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
simp. and trad.
(三重)		 三 重

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

三重

  1. triple; triplicate

Etymology 2

From 三重埔 (literally “the third plain”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

三重

  1. (～區, formerly ～市, ～鎮) Sanchong (a district of New Taipei, Taiwan)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 三 (み)重 (え) (Mie)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

三重

  1. (～縣) Mie (a prefecture of Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
三 重
さん
Grade: 1		 じゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

三重 (hiragana さんじゅう, rōmaji sanjū, historical hiragana さんぢゆう)

  1. triple, threefold, triplicate

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
三 重
み
Grade: 1		 え
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

三重 (hiragana みえ, rōmaji mie)

  1. triple, threefold, triplicate
    夢 (ゆめ)は二重 (ふたえ)にも三 (み)重 (え)にも膨 (ふく)らむ。
    Yume wa futae nimo mie nimo fukuramu.
    A dream expands in both double and triple.

Proper noun

三重 (hiragana みえ, rōmaji Mie, historical hiragana みへ)

  1. Mie, a prefecture of Kinki, Japan.
Synonyms

See also

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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