Key point - Kandokoro

Japanese: 勘所 - かんどころ
Key point - Kandokoro
A term used in Japanese music. It is also written as "kansho." It refers to the position where the strings are pressed to determine the pitch on stringed instruments such as the shamisen, one-stringed kin, and two-stringed kin. It is also called tsubo or kantsubo. There are specific names for each kansho depending on the instrument, genre, and school.

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Japanese:
日本音楽の用語。「感所」とも書く。三味線,一弦琴,二弦琴などの弦楽器で,弦を押えて音高を定める位置 (ポジション) のこと。ツボ,カンツボともいう。楽器,種目,流派によって勘所のそれぞれに,特定の呼称がある。

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