jamisen

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Definition of jamisen

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noun

(obsolete)An archaic stringed instrument of Japanese origin, traditionally made from snakeskin and characteristic of the Ryukyu islands; it is the ancestor of the shamisen.

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Borrowed from Japanese 蛇味線 (jamisen).

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