also: みえ
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Used as a prefix or modifier to indicate three layers, three times, or three of something. Common in compounds like 三重の塔 (three-storied pagoda) or 三重奏 (trio).
I folded the cloth into three layers and pressed it against the wound.
This box has a triple bottom.
There is a three-storied pagoda in the park.
I wound the rope around three times to secure it.
This word carries a triple meaning.
二重 means 'double' or 'twofold', one step below 三重, which means 'triple' or 'threefold'; both describe layered or repeated structure at different degrees.
三倍 means 'three times (the amount)' and focuses on quantity multiplication, while 三重 focuses on layered or repeated structure such as three folds or three parts.
一重 describes something single-layered or unfolded once, the opposite of 三重, which describes something folded or layered three times.
三重県 is the name of Mie Prefecture and is read みえ, while 三重 meaning 'triple' is read さんじゅう despite sharing the same kanji.
三重 read as みえ names Mie Prefecture, while the same kanji read as さんじゅう means 'triple/threefold'.
triple handicap; triple affliction
three concentric circles; triple circle
papal triple tiara
vocal trio
three-storied pagoda
Standard kanji spelling for the reading さんじゅう, meaning 'triple' or 'threefold'.
Reading みえ is primarily a place name (Mie Prefecture) and is not used for the 'triple' sense in modern Japanese.
Compound of 三 (three) and 重 (layer, fold). The reading さんじゅう is the standard on'yomi combination. The reading みえ is an irregular kun'yomi-based reading used primarily in the place name Mie Prefecture.
papal triple tiara
triphthong
tritium