SAMISEN

Meaning of SAMISEN in English

n. a long three-stringed Japanese guitar, played with a plectrum.

Etymology: Jap. f. Chin. san-hsien f. san three + hsien string

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

SAMISEN — noun Etymology: Japanese Date: 1864 a 3-stringed Japanese musical instrument resembling a banjo
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAMISEN — ˈsaməˌsen noun also sam·si·en -msēˌen ; or sham·i·sen ˈshaməˌsen ( plural samisen or samisens ) Etymology: Japanese samisen, from Chinese …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAMISEN — (n.) A Japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling a guitar or banjo.
Английский словарь Webster
SAMISEN — /sam"euh sen'/ , n. a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAMISEN — noun Etymology: Japanese Date: 1864 : a 3-stringed Japanese musical instrument resembling a banjo
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAMISEN — add. ·noun a japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling a guitar or banjo.
Webster English vocab
SAMISEN — [ 'samɪsɛn ] (also shamisen 'ʃamɪsɛn ) ■ noun a Japanese three-stringed lute with a square body, played with a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SAMISEN — [sam.i.sen] n [Jp] (1864): a 3-stringed Japanese musical instrument resembling a banjo
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAMISEN — also spelled Shamisen, long-necked, fretless Japanese lute with three strings, a small, square body with catskin front and back, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAMISEN — samisen BrE AmE ˈsæm ɪ sen § \ -ə- ▷ samisen|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAMISEN — n. a long three-stringed Japanese guitar, played with a plectrum. [Jap. f. Chin. san-hsien f. san three + hsien string]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAMISEN — n. a long three-stringed Japanese guitar, played with a plectrum. [ Jap. f. Chin. san-hsien f. san three + hsien …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAMISEN — Synonyms and related words : Dobro guitar, F-hole guitar, Spanish guitar, archlute, balalaika, banjo, banjo-uke, banjo-ukulele, banjo-zither, banjorine, banjuke, bass …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAMISEN — (японское) сямисэн (трехструнный инструмент)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAMISEN — n яп. сямисэн ( трёхструнный инструмент )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAMISEN — (0) сямисэн
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SAMISEN — n яп. сямисэн ( трёхструнный инструмент )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SAMISEN — n яп. сямисэн ( трёхструнный инструмент )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SAMISEN — (японское) сямисэн (трехструнный инструмент)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAMISEN — n. Pronunciation: ' sa-m ə - ˌ sen Function: noun Etymology: Japanese Date: 1864 : a 3-stringed Japanese musical instrument …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHAKUHACHI — Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. Its notes are produced by blowing across the open upper end, resulting in a distinctively breathy …
Английский словарь Британика
KOTO — Japanese musical instrument, a long zither with movable bridges and usually 13 strings. It is placed on the ground or …
Английский словарь Британика
GEISHA — Member of a professional class of women in Japan whose traditional occupation is to entertain men. A geisha must be …
Английский словарь Британика
BUNRAKU — Japanese traditional puppet theatre, in which nearly life-size dolls act out a chanted dramatic narrative, called jōruri , to the …
Английский словарь Британика
SHAMISEN — variant of samisen
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAMSIEN — variant of samisen
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEISHA — ˈgā]shə, ˈgē] noun ( plural geisha or geishas ) Etymology: Japanese, from gei art, performance + -sha person 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAMISEN — ■ noun variant spelling of samisen .
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRINGED INSTRUMENT — any musical instrument that produces sound by the vibration of strings, which may be made of vegetable fibre, metal, animal …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROGRAM MUSIC — instrumental music that carries some extramusical meaning, some program of literary idea, legend, scenic description, or personal drama. It is …
Britannica English vocabulary
NAGAUTA — (Japanese: long song), basic lyric musical accompaniment of Japanese Kabuki and classical dances (buyo). The genre is found in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
JORURI — in Japanese literature and music, a type of chanted recitative; often the script for a bunraku (q.v.) puppet drama. Its …
Britannica English vocabulary

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