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三味線

しゃみせん, さみせん

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • three-stringed Japanese guitar
  • shamisen

Related Kanji

三 three
味 flavor, taste
線 line, track

Example Sentences

彼女は三味線による新しいジャズの演奏法を始めた。
She originated a new way of playing jazz on the shamisen.