Reading and meaning
- Reading
- しゃみせん
- Romaji
- shamisen
- Meaning
- shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
- Word type
- noun
Example sentences
彼女は三味線の音色に、遠い故郷の記憶を重ねた。
She associated the sound of the shamisen with memories of her distant hometown.
三味線を弾く技術は、一朝一夕には身につかない。
The skill of playing the shamisen cannot be mastered overnight.