三味

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
三	味
さん > しゃ Grade: 1	み Grade: 3
on’yomi

Shortening of 三味線 (shamisen).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) しゃみ [sháꜜmì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
- IPA^(key): [ɕa̠mʲi]

Noun

三味 (hiragana しゃみ, rōmaji shami)

Short for 三味線 (shamisen): (music) a shamisen: a Japanese stringed instrument played by plucking, vaguely similar to a banjo

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
三	味
さん > さ Grade: 1	み Grade: 3
on’yomi

Shortening of 三味線 (samisen).^[1]^[2]

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さみ [sáꜜmì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
- IPA^(key): [sa̠mʲi]

Noun

三味 (hiragana さみ, rōmaji sami)

Short for 三味線 (samisen): (music) a samisen: a Japanese stringed instrument played by plucking, vaguely similar to a banjo

References

1 2 3 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1 2 3 4 5 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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