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syamisen

syamisen is the alternative spelling of shamisen.

Meaning of shamisen

Noun

shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)

  1. A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
    Synonyms:
    jamisen, jabisen, sangen

Forms of syamisen

pluralsyamisens

Questions about syamisen

What is syamisen the alternative spelling of?
Syamisen is the alternative spelling of shamisen.

Words near syamisen in the dictionary

  1. syairs
  2. SyAM
  3. Syamantak
  4. syame
  5. Syamese
  6. syamisen
  7. syamisens
  8. SyAMs
  9. Syamyon
  10. Syan
  11. Syarhei

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