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    3. 三色

    三色

    三さん色しょく

    three colours

    KMT9News #29+1Art & DesignGamesKanji Vocab9 strokes

    さんしょく

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    three colours, three colors

    Noun

    2.
    triple run, winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits
    abbreviationmahjong
    3.
    triple pung, winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
    abbreviationmahjong

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    三さん色しょくのペンを買かった。

    I bought a three-color pen.

    KMT5Daily Life
    信しん号ごう機きは赤あか、黄き、青あおの三さん色しょくで構こう成せいされている。

    Traffic lights are composed of three colors: red, yellow, and blue.

    KMT9Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    この絵かい画がは、三さん色しょくの原げん色しょくを巧たくみに使つかって描えがかれている。

    This painting is skillfully drawn using three primary colors.

    KMT9Art & Design
    彼かれは麻マー雀ジャンで三さん色しょく同どう順じゅんを完かん成せいさせ、高こう得とく点てんを獲かく得とくした。

    He completed a "sanshoku doujun" (triple run) in mahjong and scored high points.

    KMT9Games
    彼かれの作さく品ひんは、三さん色しょくだけで深ふかみのある世せ界かい観かんを表ひょう現げんしている。

    His work expresses a profound worldview using only three colors.

    KMT10Art & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    色
    いろ…(4)
    color
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