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samisen
[ sam-uh-sen ]
noun
- a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
samisen
/ ˈsæmɪˌsɛn /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of samisen1
1610–20; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese sānxia three-string banjo
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Example Sentences
One took her samisen and sang; and people crowded into the tiny yard to hear.
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After supper the sparrow danced, whilst his grandmother played the samisen and the good old man beat time.
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The samisen is a kind of small banjo, and probably originated in the Chinese kin.
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The samisen players are older and they dress more plainly in black or plain blue, the drum players are young and gay colored.
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He used to carry a samisen about with him when he was a child—he and little Yon, Baron Mutsu's daughter.
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