sam·i·sen (s m  -s n )n. Variant of shamisen. |
samisen [ˈsæmɪˌsɛn]
n
(Music / Instruments) a Japanese plucked stringed instrument with a long neck, an unfretted fingerboard, and a rectangular soundbox
[Japanese, from Chinese san-hsien, from san three + hsien string]
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| Noun | 1. |  samisen - a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrumstringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound |
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