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Word: Samisen
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: Japanese, from Chinese san-hsien, from san ‘three’ + hsien ‘string’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsamɪsɛn
Definition:
a traditional Japanese three-stringed lute with a square body, played with a large plectrum.
Short Definition:traditional Japanese three-stringed lute with square body, played with large plectrum
Variant Forms:
- shamisen
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