三下

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三	下
さん Grade: 1	した Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さんした [sàńshítá] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) さんした​ [sàńshítáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ɕita̠]

Noun

三(さん)下(した) • (sanshita) 

1. Short for 三下奴., petty underling; small fry​
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三	下
さん Grade: 1	さ(がり) Grade: 1
on’yomi	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
三下り

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さんさがり [sàńságárí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sa̠ɡa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

三(さん)下(さがり) • (sansagari) 

1. One of the shamisen tuning methods. A tuning in which the third string is lowered by one whole tone (two semitones) compared to the original.