三絃

See also: 三弦

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 三絃 – see 三弦 (“sanxian”). (This term is a variant traditional form of 三弦).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	絃
さん Grade: 1	げん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 三絃 – see the following entry.

【三弦さんげん】 [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)

(This term, 三絃, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)