a mixed script of kanji and katakana, or a use of such script, that was common in formal writing, before modern orthographic reforms which favored hiragana over katakana for grammatical elements such as particles and inflectional affixes

(history) a syllabary with characters drawn from kanji, such as the 万葉仮名 (Man'yōgana), that is the precursor to hiragana and katakana

(Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyūshū) because, since, so: presents the preceding clause as the reason for the following clause

three

(Internet slang) Alternative spelling of さん (san)

a skewer

thirty

Rare form of 参 (“3, three”).

a calling, coming / (Zen Buddhism) a gathering of Zen members in meditation, preaching, and invocation

go (for a specific purpose, for example) / Short for 参議院 (Sangiin): the House of Councillors (upper house of the Diet) / check, verify / add, increase, join (a group, etc.)