爪つま弾びき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

plucking with the fingers; fingerpicking

Refers to playing a stringed instrument by plucking the strings with the fingers or nails, as opposed to using a pick. Often used for guitar, shamisen, or koto.

• 彼かれはギターを爪つま弾びきながら歌うたった。

  He sang while fingerpicking the guitar.

• 三味線しゃみせんの爪つま弾びきの音おとが聞きこえる。

  I can hear the sound of a shamisen being plucked.