三味

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
三 味
さん > しゃ
Grade: 1		 み
Grade: 3
irregular goon

Shortening of 三味線 (shamisen).[1][2]

First attested in 1722.[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

三(しゃ)味(み) • (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
Kanji in this term
三 味
さ
Grade: 1		 み
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

Noun

三(さ)味(み) • (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
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. “三味”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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