勘かん所どころ

noun

position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)

Specific musical term referring to the correct finger placement on the neck or fingerboard of traditional Japanese string instruments.

• 三味線しゃみせんの勘かん所どころを覚おぼえるのは難むずかしい。

  Learning the finger positions on the shamisen is difficult.

noun

vital point; crux; key point

Figurative extension from the musical sense: the most important or critical part of a matter. Often used in phrases like 勘所を押さえる (to grasp the key point).

• 問もん題だいの勘かん所どころを押おさえて説せつ明めいしてください。

  Please explain the crux of the issue.

• 彼かれは仕し事ごとの勘かん所どころをよくわかっている。

  He really understands the key points of the job.