しゃ

noun

  1. shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゃ
三味線 しゃみせん
三味線 さみせん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
flavor, taste
ミ あじ (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
line, track
セン すじ (2nd, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
spring, fountain
セン ぜん いずみ (6th, N2)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)