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蛇皮線

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じゃ
Grade: S

Grade: 3
せん
Grade: 2
goon on'yomi

Etymology

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From 蛇皮 (jabi, snakeskin) +‎ (sen, string).[1][2][3]

First cited to a text from 1575.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じゃ)()(せん) (jabisen

  1. [1575] Synonym of 三線 (sanshin): an Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument that is the precursor to the shamisen

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: jabisen

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN