shamisen

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Noun shamisen has 1 sense

samisen, shamisen - a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
--₁ is a kind of stringed instrument

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Shamisen

The shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument with three strings. It has a long neck, a rectangular body, and is played with a plectrum called a bachi.

Noun:

A traditional three-stringed Japanese musical instrument.

Example sentences:

He played a beautiful melody on his shamisen.
During the festival, a group of musicians played the shamisen, creating a captivating atmosphere.

Verb:

To play the shamisen.

Example sentences:

I wish I could shamisen as well as he does.
She shamisened with great skill, impressing everyone with her performance.

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