Shamisen Definition

shămĭ-sĕn
noun
A Japanese musical instrument resembling a lute, having a very long neck and three strings played with a plectrum.
American Heritage

A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

Wiktionary
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Origin of Shamisen

  • Japanese shamisen, samisen san three (from Middle Chinese sam) (also the source of Mandarin sān) mi taste, touch mirin sen string (from Middle Chinese sian`) (also the source of Mandarin xiàn)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

    From Wiktionary

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