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三味線 (samisen)

three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

三味線 (さみせん, samisen) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 5

彼女は三味線による新しいジャズの演奏法を始めた。

She originated a new way of playing jazz on the shamisen.

考えると、いつか犬にかまれた三味線弾きの女でした。

少年はこの三味線ひきの女を、やさしい人だと思いました。

三味線をひいて、旅の女が、毎日、温泉場の町を歩いていました。

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