Japanese symbol for “triumvirate”
三羽烏
さんばがらす
Romaji: sanbagarasu
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
In Japanese, triumvirate is 三羽烏, read さんばがらす (sanbagarasu).
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Meanings
- n trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
Written forms: 三羽烏、三羽ガラス、三羽がらす. Readings: さんばがらす、さんばガラス.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “triumvirate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三頭政治 | さんとうせいじ santouseiji | triumvirate |
| トロイカ体制 | トロイカたいせい toroikataisei | troika system; triumvirate |
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 |
| 羽目 | はめ hame | panel; wainscoting; wainscotting |
| 羽織 | はおり haori | haori (Japanese formal coat) |
| 烏賊 | いか ika | cuttlefish; squid |
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.