JLPT N1 · Noun

三味線 (shamisen)

三味線 (しゃみせん, shamisen) is a Japanese noun meaning “shamisen; samisen”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゃみせん
Romaji: shamisen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute · noun

Example sentences

彼女は三味線による新しいジャズの演奏法を始めた。

She originated a new way of playing jazz on the shamisen.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 三味線

三

threeサン・ゾウ・み・み.つ · 3 strokes

味

flavor, tasteミ・あじ・あじ.わう · 8 strokes

線

line, trackセン・すじ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 三味線.

三さんthree三日みっか3rd day of the month三つみっつthree再三さいさんagain and again三角さんかくtriangle三日月みかづきcrescent moon意味いみmeaning美味しいおいしいgood(-tasting)味あじflavor味噌みそmiso興味きょうみinterest (in something)趣味しゅみhobby地味じみplain気味きみsensation

Source: JMdict entry 1579450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.