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    3. 糸爪

    糸爪

    糸いと爪づめ

    groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument

    NTNounMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab10 strokes

    いとづめ

    Noun

    1.
    groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    糸
    いと…(1)
    thread
    爪
    つめ・つま-…(1)
    claw・nail・talon
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