noun

Buddhist term.
  1. Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
三途の川 さんずのかわ
 
三途の河 さんずのかわ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
route, way, road
ト みち (7th, N3)
too much, myself, surplus
ヨ あま.る あんま.り (5th, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree (木) variant
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)