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Noun: shamisen
  1. A Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
    "The geisha skilfully played a traditional tune on her shamisen";
    - samisen

Derived forms: shamisens

Type of: stringed instrument

Encyclopedia: Shamisen