三味

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
さん > しゃ
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
irregular goon

Shortening of 三味線 (shamisen).[1][2]

First attested in 1722.[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しゃ)() (shami

  1. [from 1722] Short for 三味線 (shamisen): a shamisen: a Japanese stringed instrument played by plucking, vaguely similar to a banjo

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 3
nanori goon

Shortening of 三味線 (samisen).[1][2]

This reading appears to be less common than shami.[1][2]

First attested in 1677.[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (sami

  1. [from 1677] Short for 三味線 (samisen): a samisen: a Japanese stringed instrument played by plucking, vaguely similar to a banjo

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 三味”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006