ご
御
さん
三
け
家

noun

  1. three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito).
  2. big three, top three.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ご
御
さん
三
け
家
 御三家 ごさんけ
　
ご
さん
三
け
家
 ご三家 ごさんけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

honorable, manipulate, govern
ギョ　お-　ゴ (7th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
wholesale
おろし　おろ.す　シャ (8th, N1)
jar radical(缶) variant
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ　うま (2nd, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ　ショウ　ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
house, home, family
いえ　カ　や (2nd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)