三叉

Chinese

three
to cross; be stuck; to diverge
to cross; be stuck; to diverge; to open (as legs); fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect
 
simp. and trad.
(三叉) 		三 叉

Pronunciation

Adjective

三叉

  1. (attributive) branching in three directions; three-way
  2. (anatomy, attributive) trigeminal

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三 叉
みつ
Grade: 1 		また
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of 三つ (mitsu, “three”) +‎ 叉 (mata, “fork, bifurcation”).[1][2][3]

Alternative forms

  • 三つ股, 三つ叉, 三つ俣
  • 三椏 (limited to the "bush" sense)

Pronunciation

Noun

三(みつ)叉(また) • (mitsumata) 

  1. a three-way fork, such as in a road, river, or tree
  2. a trident
  3. alternative spelling of 三椏: the paper bush, Edgeworthia chrysantha, from the way the bush branches in threes
    This sense is more commonly spelled 三椏 in kanji. As with many terms naming organisms, this is often spelled in katakana in biology contexts, as ミツマタ.

Proper noun

三(みつ)叉(また) • (Mitsumata) 

  1. an area along the Sumida River in Tokyo between the Shin Ōhashi and the Kiyosu-bashi bridges, near the inlet of the Onagi Canal

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三 叉
さん
Grade: 1 		さ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 三叉. Compare modern Mandarin 三叉 (sānchā).

Pronunciation

Noun

三(さん)叉(さ) • (sansa) 

  1. a three-way fork, such as in a road, river, or tree

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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