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三味線 しゃみせん N1

  1. samisen; shamisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

三味線の駒 しゃみせんのこま

  1. bridge of shamisen

三味線弾 さみせんひき

  1. samisen player

三味線貝 しゃみせんがい

  1. lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)

口三味線 くちじゃみせん

  1. humming a samisen tune
  2. cajolery; smooth talk; sweet words

津軽三味線 つがるじゃみせん

  1. Tsugaru shamisen; Tsugaru-jamisen (type of shamisen and genre of shamisen music)

竿 さお N1

  1. pole; rod
  2. neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen
  3. beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
  4. single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
  5. penis
  6. counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)

一丁 いっちょう

  1. one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style)
  2. one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant)
  3. one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar)
  4. one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m)
  5. one game; one task
  6. right; well then

駒 こま

  1. piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
  2. foal; horse
  3. bridge (of a violin, etc.)

枷 かせ

  1. constraint; fetters; handcuffs; irons; restraint; shackles
  2. binding relationship; binding relationships; bonds (e.g. family); encumbrance; ties
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