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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shamisen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | samisen |
| Type of | stringed instrument |
Examples of shamisen
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They will be joined by fue and shamisen players, as well as dancers and singers.
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The neck of the shamisen is fretless and slimmer than that of a guitar or banjo.
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The shamisen used in bunraku has a sound which is different from other shamisen.
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It is said that the best sound quality is produced from a shamisen bound in cat skin.
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Strangely enough, it was once again the shamisen which tipped the balance in her favour.
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Similar to guitar tablature, three horizontal lines represent the strings of the shamisen.
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All geisha must learn shamisen-playing, though it takes years to master.
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From the seventeenth century they often played the koto or the shamisen.
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The first geisha knelt to play the shamisen, a guitar of sorts with an elaborate ivory plectrum.
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- 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 plectrum
- A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute
- Japanese 3-string lute, like a long-necked, fretless banjo with parchment strtched across the front; plucked with a heavy ivory plectrum.
- Used in Japan since the 16th century, it resembles a lute with a long unfretted neck. Three silk strings are plucked with a large plectrum.
- Japanese instrument with 3 strings and somewhat resembling a banjo. The Okinawan shamisen uses snakeskin to cover the body of the instrument.
- Three-stringed guitar, played by courtesans and geishas. Also used as an accompaniment, for example to kabuki performances.
- Popular pronunciation of samisen
