みっつのみつ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of みっつのみつ – see the following entry.

【三つの密】 [noun] [from 2020] (neologism) the three 密 (mitsu)s that should be avoided in order to avoid infection during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, promoted by the Japanese government, translatable as "the three C's": 密(みっ)閉(ぺい) (mippei, “closed spaces”), 密(みっ)集(しゅう) (misshū, “crowded spaces”), 密(みっ)接(せつ) (missetsu, “close-contact settings”) Alternative spellings 3つの密, 三っつの密

(This term, みっつのみつ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)