samisen

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/ˈsæmɪsɛn/

A form of shamisen — A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

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Meanings

nounsamisen (plural samisens or samisen)

plural samisens

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shamisen.

    He sees her chastened and cast-down eyes as she kneels and tinkles away on her samisen

    1982, John Fowles, Mantissa

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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

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shamisen
Broader
stringed instrument
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shamisen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MessinasesaminMessian
Cite this entry
APA

samisen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samisen

MLA

“samisen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samisen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “samisen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samisen.

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