"三線" meaning in Japanese

See 三線 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [sã̠ɰ̃ɕĩɴ] Forms: 三線 [canonical] (ruby: (さん), (しん)), sanshin [romanization]
Etymology: From Okinawan 三線 (sanshin, literally “three strings”). Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=ja}}, {{wp|Sanshin}}, {{bor|ja|ryu|三線|lit=three strings|sort=さんしん|tr=sanshin}} Okinawan 三線 (sanshin, literally “three strings”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|さんしん}} 三(さん)線(しん) • (sanshin)
  1. a fretless plucked lute with three strings and a skin-covered body originally from Okinawa, the precursor to the shamisen Synonyms: 蛇皮線, 蛇味線 Related terms: 三味線 (ruby: 三味線(しゃみせん)) (english: shamisen; shamisen)
    Sense id: en-三線-ja-noun-TT5JUt6Z Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [sã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 三線 [canonical] (ruby: (さん), (せん)), sansen [romanization]
Etymology: From 三 (san, “three”) + 線 (sen, “string”). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|三|線|sort=さんせん|t1=three|t2=string|tr1=san|tr2=sen}} 三 (san, “three”) + 線 (sen, “string”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|さんせん}} 三(さん)線(せん) • (sansen)
  1. Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a Japanese plucked string instrument played similarly to a banjo Categories (topical): String instruments Synonyms: 三味線 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-三線-ja-noun-MLYDogLQ Disambiguation of String instruments: 19 81 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 multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 8 92 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 93 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 9 91 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 6 94 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for 三線 meaning in Japanese (4.1kB)

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