三社

さんしゃ

Also written さんじゃ

Meanings

1. Noun three shrines (usu. in ref. to Ise Grand Shrine, Iwashimizu Hachimangū and Kamo Shrine, or Kasuga Grand Shrine)
2. three companies

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 社 company. Read as シャ.

Words containing 三社

• 熊野三社 (くまのさんしゃ) three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
• 三社参り (さんしゃまいり) visiting three shrines in the beginning of the year

Word lists

• Shinto

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