三元

さんげん

Meanings

1. Noun 15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months See also: 上元 (じょうげん). See also: 中元 (ちゅうげん). See also: 下元 (かげん).
2. heaven, earth and man
3. January 1; New Year's Day
4. Prenominal ternary

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 元 source. Read as ゲン.

Words containing 三元

• 大三元 (だいさんげん) big three dragons
• 三元牌 (さんげんパイ) dragon tiles
• 小三元 (しょうさんげん) little three dragons

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