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shamisen

/ ˈsæmɪˌsɛn; ˈʃæmɪˌsɛn /

noun

  1. a Japanese plucked stringed instrument with a long neck, an unfretted fingerboard, and a rectangular soundbox
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shamisen1

Japanese, from Chinese san-hsien, from san three + hsien string

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