shamisen

IPA: ʃʌmˈɪzʌn

Examples of "shamisen" in Sentences

The shamisen evolved from the sanxian.
The primary instrument is the shamisen.
The shamisen is played and tuned according to genre.
All geisha are required to learn to play a shamisen.
Both men and women traditionally played the shamisen.
In addition, Bergstorm seriously studied the shamisen at this time.
From the seventeenth century they often played the koto or the shamisen.
Hi, thanks for adding the photo of the shamisen player to the shamisen article.
The shamisen used in bunraku has a sound which is different from other shamisen.