三さん流る

noun

three banishment punishments; three degrees of exile

Historical term from the ritsuryō system. Refers to three grades of banishment: 遠流 (far exile), 中流 (middle exile), and 近流 (near exile).

See also: 遠流 · 中流 · 近流

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、三さん流るは遠おん流る・中ちゅう流る・近こん流るの三みっつの流る罪ざいを指さした。

  Under the ritsuryō system, the three banishments referred to far exile, middle exile, and near exile.