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三の糸 (さんのいと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さんの糸いと

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Meanings

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noun

third string (of a shamisen, etc.)

Refers specifically to the third string of a shamisen or similar traditional Japanese stringed instrument. The term is technical and used in musical contexts.

三さんの糸いとが切きれたので、新あたらしいものに張はり替かえた。
The third string broke, so I replaced it with a new one.

Kanji

三three
糸thread

Similar words

一いちの糸いと
The first string of a shamisen, which is the thickest and produces the lowest pitch.
二にの糸いと
The second string of a shamisen, intermediate in thickness and pitch between the first and third strings.

Etymology

Compound of 三 (san, 'three') + の (no, possessive particle) + 糸 (ito, 'string'). The term follows the naming pattern for shamisen strings: 一の糸 (first string), 二の糸 (second string), 三の糸 (third string).