Japanese symbol for “triptych”
三枚絵
さんまいえ
Romaji: sanmaie
triptych
In Japanese, triptych is 三枚絵, read さんまいえ (sanmaie).
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Meanings
- n triptych
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “triptych”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三枚続き | さんまいつづき sanmaitsuzuki | triptych |
| トリプティク | トリプティク toriputiku | triptych |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三つ | みっつ mittsu | three |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 第三者 | だいさんしゃ daisansha | third party; third person; outsider |
| 再三 | さいさん saisan | again and again; repeatedly |
| 三角形 | さんかくけい sankakukei | triangle |
| 三振 | さんしん sanshin | strikeout |
| 枚数 | まいすう maisuu | the number of flat things |
| 枚挙 | まいきょ maikyo | enumeration |
| 絵画 | かいが kaiga | painting; picture |
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