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shamisen

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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Translations

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shamisen

  1. (music) shamisen

Declension

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Inflection of shamisen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative shamisen shamisenit
genitive shamisenin shamisenien
partitive shamisenia shamiseneja
illative shamiseniin shamiseneihin
singular plural
nominative shamisen shamisenit
accusative nom. shamisen shamisenit
gen. shamisenin
genitive shamisenin shamisenien
partitive shamisenia shamiseneja
inessive shamisenissa shamiseneissa
elative shamisenista shamiseneista
illative shamiseniin shamiseneihin
adessive shamisenilla shamiseneilla
ablative shamisenilta shamiseneilta
allative shamisenille shamiseneille
essive shamisenina shamiseneina
translative shamiseniksi shamiseneiksi
abessive shamisenitta shamiseneitta
instructive shamisenein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of shamisen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

French

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Noun

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shamisen m (plural shamisens)

  1. shamisen

Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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shamisen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃみせん

Spanish

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Noun

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shamisen m (plural shamísenes)

  1. shamisen