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jabisen

jabisen is the alternative spelling of jamisen.

Meaning of jamisen

Noun

jamisen (plural jamisens)

  1. (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.

Forms of jabisen

pluraljabisens

Origin of jabisen

From Japanese 蛇皮線 (jabisen, literally “snakeskin strings”).

Questions about jabisen

What is jabisen the alternative spelling of?
Jabisen is the alternative spelling of jamisen.

Words near jabisen in the dictionary

  1. jabillos
  2. Jabim
  3. Jabir
  4. jabiru
  5. jabirus
  6. jabisen
  7. jabisens
  8. Jableh
  9. jabless
  10. jablike
  11. Jablochkoff

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