Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 三味線(しゃみせん) in Japanese

三味線
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
しゃみせん, さみせん
Romaji
shamisen, samisen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen
    Example sentence
    彼女三味線による新しいジャズ演奏始めた。 She originated a new way of playing jazz on the shamisen.

Examples of 三味線, しゃみせん, さみせん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

8 strokes

flavor, taste

On'Yomi: ミ

Kun'Yomi: あじ, あじ.わう

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JLPT 2

15 strokes

line, track

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: すじ

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

three

On'Yomi: サン, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: み, み.つ, みっ.つ

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