also: しぞう · しさん
noun
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand
Hanafuda term: a hand containing one set of four cards of the same month and one set of three cards of another month. Part of scoring for dealt hands.
See also: 手役
配られた手札に四三が入っていた。
The dealt hand included a four-of-a-kind and a three-of-a-kind.
noun
three and a four (in dice games)
Dice game term: a roll or combination showing a three and a four. Used in games like チンチロリン.
サイコロを振ったら四三が出た。
I rolled the dice and got a three and a four.
手役 is a general term for a scoring combination in a dealt hand in hanafuda, while 四三 is a specific hand pattern.
Compound of 四 (four) and 三 (three), referring to the numbers in the combination.