三戒

さんかい

Meanings

1. Noun three lifetime commandments (youth's femininity, middle-aged struggle, old-age gain) (from the Analects of Confucius)
2. three categories of precepts (lay, ordination, moral)

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 戒 admonish. Read as カイ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists