三味線

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[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
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[edit] Etymology

Chinese characters , three + , taste + , string

[edit] Noun

三味線 (hiragana しゃみせん, romaji shamisen)
三味線 (hiragana さみせん, romaji samisen) (rare)

  1. (music) A shamisen; a Japanese three-stringed lute

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