三色

さんしょく

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective three colours; three colors
2. Noun triple run (i.e.: winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits) See also: 三色同順 (さんしょくどうじゅん).
3. triple pung (i.e.: winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits) See also: 三色同刻 (さんしょくどうこく).

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 色 color. Read as ショク.

Words containing 三色

• 三色団子 (さんしょくだんご) tricolor dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
• 三色旗 (さんしょくき) tricolour flag
• 三色同順 (さんしょくどうじゅん) triple run

And 5 more.

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