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三味線shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
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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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三味線は日本の弦楽器です。
The shamisen is a stringed instrument from Japan. {shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute}
中国の三弦を起源として三味線が出来ました。
The shamisen, a three-stringed Japanese lute, originated from the Chinese sanxian. {shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute}
三味線は木製の胴と猫や犬の皮と三本の弦から出来ている。
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}
三味線の音色はトランペットやフルートなどの音とは合いません。
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}
この三味線には、動物の皮ではなく人工皮革が使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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