একটি জাপানি একটি দীর্ঘ ঘাড় এবং তিনটি স্ট্রিং এবং fretted বোর্ড এবং একটি আয়তক্ষেত্রাকার অনুনাদক সঙ্গে একটি ব্যাঞ্জো প্রতিম উপকরণ তারযুক্ত; একটি মেজরাব সঙ্গে অভিনয়

shamisens's Usage Examples:

size than traditional style shamisens, and its neck is much longer and thicker than the traditional nagauta or jiuta shamisens.

The Yoshida Brothers accompany with shamisens.

shamisen called the Heike Shamisen, which has a shorter neck than most shamisens in Japan, and thus, a higher range.

On the left, a blind man and some women play shamisens before a four-panel byōbu screen with a landscape painted on it.

The three perform on their shamisens in front of the guests, inviting Kakunojo to participate in dance.

shamisens's Meaning':

a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum