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Japanese symbol for “triptych”

Romaji: sanmaie
triptych

In Japanese, triptych is , read (sanmaie).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n triptych

Kanji and stroke order

three
on: サン、ゾウ
kun: み、み.つ、みっ.つ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets
on: マイ、バイ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
picture, drawing, painting
on: カイ、エ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “triptych”

WordReadingMeaning
さんまいつづき sanmaitsuzukitriptych
トリプティク toriputikutriptych

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みっつ mittsuthree
さんかく sankakutriangle; triangular shape
だいさんしゃ daisanshathird party; third person; outsider
さいさん saisanagain and again; repeatedly
さんかくけい sankakukeitriangle
さんしん sanshinstrikeout
まいすう maisuuthe number of flat things
まいきょ maikyoenumeration
かいが kaigapainting; picture

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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