さんげん

Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of さんげん – see the following entry.
【三弦】
[noun] Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a three-stringed musical instrument similar to a banjo played by plucking with a plectrum
[noun] a sanxian (fretless lute with three strings used in traditional Chinese music)
[noun] any other three-stringed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sanxian, Okinawan sanshin, or Japanese shamisen
[noun] the three types of lute used in 雅楽 (gagaku) music: the 琵琶 (biwa), 箏 (sō) , and 和琴 (wagon)
Alternative spelling
三絃
(This term, さんげん, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese term.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 三絃, 三元.)

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