sanke
1. three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga)
2. three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
Noun
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1. three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga)
2. three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
1. With the three families; Among the three families
1. Is three houses.; It is three families.
1. Is not three houses.; Is not a family of three.
1. Was not three houses.; Was not from three houses.
1. If/when three companies; If it were three companies
1. Wasn't three houses.; Wasn't three companies.
1. If/when three houses; If there are three houses
1. Three families; Of three families
1. Probably three companies.; Around three companies.