"三弦" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [sã̠ŋɡẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 三弦 [canonical] (ruby: (さん), (げん)), sangen [romanization]
Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 三弦 (sānxián). Etymology templates: {{obor|ja|zh|三弦|sort=さんけん|tr=sānxián}} Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 三弦 (sānxián) Head templates: {{ja-noun|さんげん}} 三(さん)弦(げん) • (sangen)
  1. Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a three-stringed musical instrument similar to a banjo played by plucking with a plectrum Synonyms: 三味線 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-三弦-ja-noun-mUH1Ud7W Categories (other): String instruments Disambiguation of String instruments: 15 37 31 17
  2. a sanxian (fretless lute with three strings used in traditional Chinese music) Synonyms: 三弦子
    Sense id: en-三弦-ja-noun-lUlXXez5 Categories (other): String instruments Disambiguation of String instruments: 15 37 31 17
  3. any other three-stringed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sanxian, Okinawan sanshin, or Japanese shamisen
    Sense id: en-三弦-ja-noun-yN3ek4ko Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, String instruments Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 12 18 61 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 12 14 67 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 11 14 68 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 10 79 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 12 14 67 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 15 66 8 Disambiguation of String instruments: 15 37 31 17
  4. the three types of lute used in 雅楽 (gagaku) music: the 琵琶 (biwa), 箏 (sō) , and 和琴 (wagon)
    Sense id: en-三弦-ja-noun-tEdibAfL Categories (other): String instruments Disambiguation of String instruments: 15 37 31 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 三弦協奏曲 (sangen kyōsōkyoku) (ruby: 三弦(さんげん), 協奏曲(きょうそうきょく)), 三弦草 (sangensō) (ruby: 三弦草(サンゲンソウ))
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Download raw JSONL data for 三弦 meaning in Japanese (3.2kB)

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