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三味線(しゃみせん)shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute

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    1. Noun

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      shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute

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    三味線 【しゃみせん】三味線 【さみせん】

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      三味線(しゃみせん)日本(にほん)弦楽器(げんがっき)です。

      The shamisen is a stringed instrument from Japan. {shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute}

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      中国(ちゅうごく)(さん)(げん)起源(きげん)として三味線(しゃみせん)出来(でき)ました。

      The shamisen, a three-stringed Japanese lute, originated from the Chinese sanxian. {shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute}

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      三味線(しゃみせん)木製(もくせい)(どう)(ねこ)(いぬ)(かわ)(さん)(ぼん)(げん)から出来(でき)ている。

      The shamisen, a three-stringed Japanese lute, is made from a wooden body and the skin of cats or dogs. {shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute}

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      三味線(しゃみせん)音色(ねいろ)はトランペットやフルートなどの(おと)とは()いません。

      The sound of the shamisen does not blend well with the sounds of instruments like the trumpet or flute. {shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute}

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      この三味線(しゃみせん)には、動物(どうぶつ)(かわ)ではなく人工(じんこう)皮革(ひかく)使(つか)われているとのことだ。

      It is said that this shamisen, a three-stringed Japanese lute, uses synthetic leather instead of animal skin. {shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute}

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