三さん足そく

noun

three legs; tripod

Refers to an object having three legs, such as a tripod or a three-legged stool. Often used in contexts like 三脚 (tripod) but 三足 can appear in compound words or descriptive phrases.

See also: 三脚

• 三さん足そくの椅い子すは安あん定ていしている。

  A three-legged chair is stable.

• カメラを三さん足そくの台だいに固こ定ていした。

  I fixed the camera onto a tripod stand.

noun

three pairs

Used when counting items that come in pairs, such as socks, shoes, or chopsticks. 三足 means three pairs, not three individual items.

• 靴くつ下したを三さん足そく買かった。

  I bought three pairs of socks.

• この店みせでは靴くつを三さん足そく以い上じょう買かうと割わり引びきになる。

  At this shop, you get a discount if you buy three or more pairs of shoes.