撥ばち音おと

noun

plectrum sound; sound of a pick

Refers specifically to the sound produced when a plectrum (撥/ばち) strikes the strings of a shamisen, biwa, or similar instrument. A music-domain term.

• 三味線しゃみせんの撥ばち音おとが心地ここちよく響ひびいた。

  The sound of the shamisen plectrum resonated pleasantly.