三上

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三	上
み Grade: 1	かみ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

三(み) (mi) + 上(かみ) (kami, literally “three high (things)”). Attested from at least the 10th century.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) み​かみ [míꜜkàmì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲika̠mʲi]

Proper noun

三(み)上(かみ) • (Mikami) 

1. a surname
2. Mikami (neighborhoods in Japan):
   1. A neighborhood of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture.
   2. A neighborhood of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture.
   3. A neighborhood of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture.
   4. A neighborhood of Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture.
   5. (historical) A former district of Hiroshima Prefecture

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三	上
さん Grade: 1	じょう Grade: 1
goon

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 三上. Attested from at least the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

三(さん)上(じょう) • (sanjō) 

1. (literature) The three most convenient moments for thinking about writing: when riding a horse, when lying in bed, and when in the restroom.

   Meronyms: 馬上 (bajō), 枕上 (chinjō), 厠上 (shijō)