JMdict entry #1301320

1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) three cardinal virtues (wisdom, benevolence and valour (valor))
2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) (having) three uses (e.g. a kitchen knife); (having) three advantages (e.g. a method)
   see: 三徳包丁
3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Buddhism three qualities of nirvana (dharmakaya, prajna and moksha); three qualities of parinirvana
4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Buddhism three virtues of Buddhahood (benevolence, wisdom and renunciation of klesha); three virtues of Buddhistic enlightenment
5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) historical term small pouch with separate pockets for a handkerchief, notes and toothpicks (popular during the Edo period)