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jamisen

English

Alternative forms

  • jabisen

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (jamisen).

Noun

jamisen (plural jamisens)

  1. (obsolete) An archaic stringed instrument of Japanese origin, traditionally made from snakeskin and characteristic of the Ryukyu islands; it is the ancestor of the shamisen.

See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

  • Jasmine, Mijanès, jasmine

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shamisen

English

Alternative forms

  • samisen
  • syamisen

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (shamisen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??æm?s?n/

Noun

shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)

  1. (music) A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

Synonyms

  • jamisen, jabisen (used mainly in reference to archaic forms of the instrument from the Ryukyu Islands)
  • sangen

Derived terms

  • shamisenist

Translations

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • samisen

Noun

shamisen

  1. (music) shamisen

Declension

Japanese

Romanization

shamisen

  1. R?maji transcription of ?????

Spanish

Noun

shamisen m (plural shamísenes)

  1. shamisen

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