tuning peg; tuning pin
Specifically the peg on a shamisen or similar Japanese stringed instrument used to adjust string tension and pitch.
I tune the shamisen by turning the tuning pegs.
Standard kanji spelling for the tuning peg of a shamisen or similar instrument.
Abbreviated spelling; less common but still used.
Compound of 音 (ne, 'sound') and 締め (shime, 'tightening'), referring to the peg that tightens the string to adjust the sound.