Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
みつ
Grade: 6
For pronunciation and definitions of 3つの密 – see the following entry.
みっつのみつ
[noun] [from 2020] (neologism) the three (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": (みっ)(ぺい) (mippei, closed spaces), (みっ)(しゅう) (misshū, crowded spaces), (みっ)(せつ) (missetsu, close-contact settings)
Alternative spelling
三っつの密
(This term, 3つの密, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)