Associations to the word «Shamisen»

Wiktionary

SHAMISEN, noun. (musical instrument) A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

Dictionary definition

SHAMISEN, noun. 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.

Wise words

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