English
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Alternative spellings
shamisen

Etymology
Japanese ��� (����), from Chinese �弦 s�nxián, from s�n �three� + xián �string�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'sæmɪs�n/

Noun
en-noun|samisen

1. a kind of three-stringed Japanese lute

#:*1982: He sees her chastened and cast-down eyes as she kneels and tinkles away on her samisen � John Fowles, Mantissa

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