Compounds of 三

• 早起きは三文の徳
  (exp) the early bird gets the worm (lit: to wake up early gets you three (small value) coins)
• 朝起きは三文の徳
  (exp) (id) The early bird catches the worm
• 盗人にも三分の理
  (exp) (id) Even a thief has his reasons
• 熱力学の第三法則
  (n) third law of thermodynamics
• アデノシン三リン酸
  (n) adenosine triphosphate
  ATP
• 阿耨多羅三藐三菩提
  (n) (Buddh) anuttara samyak sambodhi (supreme perfect enlightenment)
• 三度のめしよりすき
  (exp) very fond of
  more fond of than eating
  lit: more important than three meals a day
  so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without
• 三度のめしより好き
  (exp) very fond of
  more fond of than eating
  lit: more important than three meals a day
  so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without
• 女三人寄れば姦しい
  (exp) wherever women gather it is noisy
• 草木も眠る丑三つ時
  (exp) the dead of night
• 日独伊三国軍事同盟
  (n) Tripartite Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy in WWII)
• 目を三角にして怒る
  (exp) to be really angry
• 三人寄れば文殊の知恵
  (exp) two heads are better than one
• 二進も三進も行かない
  (exp) being driven into a corner
  having no way out
• 二度ある事は三度ある
  (exp) (id) What happens twice will happen thrice
• 三十六計逃げるにしかず
  (exp) the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
• 三十六計逃げるに如かず
  (exp) the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
• 日に三度吾が身を省みる
  (exp) (id) You must always reflect yourself
• 三尺去って師の影を踏まず
  (exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
• 乞食を三日すれば止められぬ
  (exp) (id) Once a beggar, always a beggar
• 三尺さがって師の影を踏まず
  (exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
• 三尺下がって師の影を踏まず
  (exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
• 三歩さがって師の影を踏まず
  (exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
• 三歩下がって師の影を踏まず
  (exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)