三さん竿かん

noun

broad daylight; high noon

Archaic literary noun, typically found in the set phrase 日は三竿 (hi wa sankan), meaning the sun is high in the sky (around 9–11 a.m.). Not used in everyday speech.

• 「日ひは三さん竿かん」という古ふるい言いい回まわしは、日ひが高たかく昇のぼったことを表あらわす。

  The old expression 'hi wa sankan' means the sun has risen high.