noun

  1. three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito).
  2. big three, top three.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
御三家 ごさんけ
 
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)
 (Kentei 1)