三みつ子ご

noun

three-year-old

Refers to a child of three years of age. Often used in contexts like 三つ子の魂百まで (the soul of a three-year-old lasts a hundred years).

• 三みつ子ごの魂たましい百ひゃくまでというから、幼おさない頃ころのしつけが大たい切せつだ。

  As the saying goes, 'the soul of a three-year-old lasts a hundred years,' so early discipline is important.

noun

triplets

Refers to three children born from the same pregnancy. The word is the same as the 'three-year-old' sense, so context is essential.

• 彼かの女じょは三みつ子ごを出しゅっ産さんした。

  She gave birth to triplets.