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.
焼き肉屋でミスジを注文した。
I ordered misuji at the yakiniku restaurant.
noun
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)
昔の人は三味線のことをミスジと呼ぶこともあったらしい。
It seems that people in the past sometimes called the shamisen 'misuji'.
Standard word for shamisen. ミスジ is a rare, colloquial alternative.
From 三筋 (みすじ), literally 'three lines', referring to the three lines of fat in the beef cut or the three strings of the shamisen.