also: つるね
noun
sound of a vibrating bowstring
Refers specifically to the twanging sound produced when a bowstring is released or plucked, often in archery or musical contexts.
弓を引くと、弦音が静かな道場に響いた。
When he drew the bow, the sound of the bowstring echoed through the quiet dojo.
Compound of 弦 (つる, 'bowstring') and 音 (おと, 'sound'). The reading つるね uses the older reading ね for 音.