shamisen

== English == === Alternative forms === samisen syamisen === Etymology === From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/ === Noun === shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen) (music) A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute. ==== Synonyms ==== jamisen, jabisen (used mainly in reference to archaic forms of the instrument from the Ryukyu Islands) sangen ==== Derived terms ==== shamisenist ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Alternative forms === samisen === Etymology === From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɑmisen/, [ˈʃɑ̝mis̠e̞n] Rhymes: -ɑmisen === Noun === shamisen (music) shamisen ==== Declension ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === shamisen m (plural shamisens) shamisen === Further reading === “shamisen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Japanese == === Romanization === shamisen Rōmaji transcription of しゃみせん == Spanish == === Noun === shamisen m (plural shamísenes) shamisen