三さん社しゃ

noun

three shrines; the three major Shinto shrines

Shinto term referring to a set of three important shrines, often Ise Grand Shrine, Iwashimizu Hachimangū, and Kamo Shrine, or Kasuga Grand Shrine. Reading さんじゃ is sometimes used in this context.

• 三さん社しゃ参まいりは、伊い勢せ神じん宮ぐう、石いわ清水しみず八はち幡まん宮ぐう、賀か茂も神じん社じゃを巡めぐる伝でん統とう的てきな巡じゅん礼れいです。

  The three-shrine pilgrimage is a traditional pilgrimage visiting Ise Grand Shrine, Iwashimizu Hachimangū, and Kamo Shrine.

noun

three companies

Only with reading さんしゃ

Common business term for three companies, often used in contexts like joint ventures, comparisons, or groupings. Only read as さんしゃ.

• 三さん社しゃの合がっ併ぺいが発はっ表ぴょうされた。

  The merger of the three companies was announced.