三叉

三叉

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

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

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

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) みつまた [mìtsúmátá] (Heiban – [0])[4][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [mʲit͡sɨᵝma̠ta̠]

三叉 (hiragana みつまた, rōmaji 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.

三叉 (hiragana みつまた, rōmaji 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

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

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) さ​んさ [sáꜜǹsà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sa̠]

三叉 (hiragana さんさ, rōmaji sansa)

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