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shamisen

noun

a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum

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Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
HA
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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ˈʃæmɪsɛn

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noun

  1. a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum

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