三弦

さんげん

Also written 三絃

Meanings

1. Noun shamisen; samisen See also: 三味線 (しゃみせん).
2. sanxian (Chinese lute)
3. the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou)
4. three strings; three-stringed instrument

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 弦 string. Read as ゲン.

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