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shamisen

  • /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/

Where it comes from

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

noun shamisens · shamisen · samisen · syamisen

  1. A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

    Similar: jamisen, jabisen, sangen

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noun a Japanese musical instrument

한국어샤미센 syamisen
日本語三味線 shamisen, 三味線 samisen
中文三味線 /三味线 sānwèixiàn
Françaisjabisen
Русскийсямисэ́н sjamisɛ́n
Tiếng Việtđàn tam
العربيةشَامِيسِين šāmīsīn

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@misc{shamisen_2026,
  title = {shamisen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shamisen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}