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samisen, shamisennoun
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 plectrum
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shamisennoun
A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute
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Shamisen
The shamisen (三味線), also known as sangen (三絃) or samisen (all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument sanxian. It is played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually shamisen but sometimes jamisen when used as a suffix, according to regular sound change (e.g. tsugaru-jamisen). In Western Japanese dialects and several Edo period sources, it is both written and pronounced as samisen. The construction of the shamisen varies in shape, depending on the genre in which it is used. The instrument used to accompany kabuki has a thin neck, facilitating the agile and virtuosic requirements of that genre. The one used to accompany puppet plays and folk songs has a longer and thicker neck instead, to match the more robust music of those genres.
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shamisen
A shamisen is a traditional Japanese three-stringed musical instrument played with a plectrum, similar to a guitar or a banjo. It has a long, slim neck and a square or rectangular body covered with skin, usually from a dog or cat. The shamisen is often used in traditional Japanese music such as kabuki and bunraku.
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shamisen
The shamisen or samisen, also called sangen, is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shamisen in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shamisen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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