shamisen
shamisen · shamisens · shamisen
сямисэн
A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless luteA kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
/ˈʃæmɪsɛn/
» She originated a new way of playing jazz on the shamisen.
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1 sensesA kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
сямисэ́нsjamisɛ́n
a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
Examples
1 sentencesShe originated a new way of playing jazz on the shamisen.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a Japanese musical instrument:
Origin
From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).
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Forms
plural: shamisens / shamisenSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedshamisenist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular