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Japanese
Etymology 1
Shortening of 三味線 (shamisen).[1][2]
First attested in 1722.[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
三味 • (shami)
- Short for 三味線 (shamisen): a shamisen: a Japanese stringed instrument played by plucking, vaguely similar to a banjo
Etymology 2
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
Noun
三味 • (sami)
- Short for 三味線 (samisen): a samisen: a Japanese stringed instrument played by plucking, vaguely similar to a banjo
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “三味”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006