jamisen

== English == === Alternative forms === jabisen === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 蛇味線 (jamisen). === Noun === jamisen (plural jamisens) (obsolete) An archaic stringed instrument of Japanese origin, traditionally made from snakeskin and characteristic of the Ryukyu islands; it is the ancestor of the shamisen. ==== See also ==== Appendix:Glossary of chordophones === Anagrams === Jasmine, Mijanès, jasmine