shamisen

English

Alternative forms

• samisen
• syamisen

Etymology

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/

Noun

shamisen (plural shamisens or shamisen)

1. (music) A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

Synonyms

• jamisen, jabisen (used mainly in reference to archaic forms of the instrument from the Ryukyu Islands)
• sangen

Derived terms

• shamisenist

Translations

a Japanese musical instrument

• Arabic: شَامِيسِين (šāmīsīn)
• Azerbaijani:

  Arabic: شامیسئن, سامیسئن

  Cyrillic: шамисен, сјамисен

  Roman: şamisen (az), syamisen

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三味線 / 三味线 (zh) (sānwèixiàn)

• Esperanto: ŝamiseno
• Finnish: shamisen (fi)
• French: jabisen (fr) m
• Irish: seamasan m
• Japanese: 三味線 (ja) (しゃみせん, shamisen), (rare) 三味線 (ja) (さみせん, samisen)
• Korean: 샤미센 (ko) (syamisen)
• Marathi: शामिसेन (śāmisen)
• Russian: сямисэ́н (ru) m (sjamisɛ́n)
• Turkish: şamisen (tr)
• Vietnamese: đàn tam

Finnish

Alternative forms

• samisen

Etymology

From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑmisen/, [ˈʃɑ̝mis̠e̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑmisen

Noun

shamisen

1. (music) shamisen

Declension

Inflection of shamisen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		shamisen	shamisenit
genitive		shamisenin	shamisenien
partitive		shamisenia	shamiseneja
illative		shamiseniin	shamiseneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		shamisen	shamisenit
accusative	nom.	shamisen	shamisenit
	gen.	shamisenin
genitive		shamisenin	shamisenien
partitive		shamisenia	shamiseneja
inessive		shamisenissa	shamiseneissa
elative		shamisenista	shamiseneista
illative		shamiseniin	shamiseneihin
adessive		shamisenilla	shamiseneilla
ablative		shamisenilta	shamiseneilta
allative		shamisenille	shamiseneille
essive		shamisenina	shamiseneina
translative		shamiseniksi	shamiseneiksi
abessive		shamisenitta	shamiseneitta
instructive		—	shamisenein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of shamisen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shamisenini shamisenini accusative nom. shamisenini shamisenini gen. shamisenini genitive shamisenini shamisenieni partitive shamiseniani shamisenejani inessive shamisenissani shamiseneissani elative shamisenistani shamiseneistani illative shamiseniini shamiseneihini adessive shamisenillani shamiseneillani ablative shamiseniltani shamiseneiltani allative shamisenilleni shamiseneilleni essive shamiseninani shamiseneinani translative shamisenikseni shamiseneikseni abessive shamisenittani shamiseneittani instructive — — comitative — shamiseneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shamisenisi shamisenisi accusative nom. shamisenisi shamisenisi gen. shamisenisi genitive shamisenisi shamiseniesi partitive shamiseniasi shamisenejasi inessive shamisenissasi shamiseneissasi elative shamisenistasi shamiseneistasi illative shamiseniisi shamiseneihisi adessive shamisenillasi shamiseneillasi ablative shamiseniltasi shamiseneiltasi allative shamisenillesi shamiseneillesi essive shamiseninasi shamiseneinasi translative shamiseniksesi shamiseneiksesi abessive shamisenittasi shamiseneittasi instructive — — comitative — shamiseneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shamisenimme shamisenimme accusative nom. shamisenimme shamisenimme gen. shamisenimme genitive shamisenimme shamiseniemme partitive shamiseniamme shamisenejamme inessive shamisenissamme shamiseneissamme elative shamisenistamme shamiseneistamme illative shamiseniimme shamiseneihimme adessive shamisenillamme shamiseneillamme ablative shamiseniltamme shamiseneiltamme allative shamisenillemme shamiseneillemme essive shamiseninamme shamiseneinamme translative shamiseniksemme shamiseneiksemme abessive shamisenittamme shamiseneittamme instructive — — comitative — shamiseneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shamiseninne shamiseninne accusative nom. shamiseninne shamiseninne gen. shamiseninne genitive shamiseninne shamisenienne partitive shamisenianne shamisenejanne inessive shamisenissanne shamiseneissanne elative shamisenistanne shamiseneistanne illative shamiseniinne shamiseneihinne adessive shamisenillanne shamiseneillanne ablative shamiseniltanne shamiseneiltanne allative shamisenillenne shamiseneillenne essive shamiseninanne shamiseneinanne translative shamiseniksenne shamiseneiksenne abessive shamisenittanne shamiseneittanne instructive — — comitative — shamiseneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative shamiseninsa shamiseninsa accusative nom. shamiseninsa shamiseninsa gen. shamiseninsa genitive shamiseninsa shamiseniensa partitive shamiseniaan shamiseniansa shamisenejaan shamisenejansa inessive shamisenissaan shamisenissansa shamiseneissaan shamiseneissansa elative shamisenistaan shamisenistansa shamiseneistaan shamiseneistansa illative shamiseniinsa shamiseneihinsa adessive shamisenillaan shamisenillansa shamiseneillaan shamiseneillansa ablative shamiseniltaan shamiseniltansa shamiseneiltaan shamiseneiltansa allative shamisenilleen shamisenillensa shamiseneilleen shamiseneillensa essive shamiseninaan shamiseninansa shamiseneinaan shamiseneinansa translative shamisenikseen shamiseniksensa shamiseneikseen shamiseneiksensa abessive shamisenittaan shamisenittansa shamiseneittaan shamiseneittansa instructive — — comitative — shamiseneineen shamiseneinensa

French

Noun

shamisen m (plural shamisens)

1. shamisen

Further reading

• “shamisen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Japanese

Romanization

shamisen

1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃみせん

Spanish

Noun

shamisen m (plural shamísenes)

1. shamisen