SAMISEN


Meaning of SAMISEN in English

[ 'samɪsɛn ]

(also shamisen 'ʃamɪsɛn )

■ noun a Japanese three-stringed lute with a square body, played with a large plectrum.

Origin

C17: Japanese, from Chin. san-hsien , from san 'three' + hsien 'string'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.