三弦 さんげん shamisen #27,428 Meanings also 三絃 noun shamisen; samisen sanxian (Chinese lute) the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou) three strings; three-stringed instrument Its kanji 三 サン、ゾウ · み、み.つ、みっ.つ three 弦 ゲン · つる bowstring, chord, hypotenuse