ミスジ

noun

misuji (beef cut)

A specific cut of beef, usually from the chuck, known for its three lines of fat. Common in yakiniku and sukiyaki contexts.

• 焼やき肉にく屋やでミスジを注ちゅう文もんした。

  I ordered misuji at the yakiniku restaurant.

noun

shamisen; samisen

Rare, colloquial term for the shamisen, a three-stringed traditional Japanese instrument. The standard word is 三味線 (しゃみせん).

See also: 三味線 (しゃみせん)

• 昔むかしの人ひとは三味線しゃみせんのことをミスジと呼よぶこともあったらしい。

  It seems that people in the past sometimes called the shamisen 'misuji'.