さんぼう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さんぼう – see the following entries.

【三方】 [noun] three directions [noun] 三宝: a four-sided stand, usually made of cedar, on which a tray can be placed, with decorative holes on the front, left, and right sides of the stand; formerly used as a kind of one-person table at mealtimes, and now used mainly for votive offerings and other ceremonial purposes [noun] (dated) in traditional Japanese mathematics, synonym for 正三角形 (sei sankakukei, “equilateral triangle”) Alternative spellings 三宝, さんぽう

【参謀】 [noun] military staff [noun] a military staff officer [noun] (Ko shogi) A piece in Ko shogi [noun] advisor

(This term, さんぼう, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 三宝, 三房, 三報, 山房.)