jabisen

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English

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Etymology

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From Japanese 蛇皮線 (jabisen, literally snakeskin strings).

Noun

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jabisen (plural jabisens)

  1. (music) Alternative spelling of jamisen
    • 1973 June, “OKINAWA, The Islands That Fortune Overlooked”, in The East, volume 9, number 5, Tokyo: East Publications, →ISSN, page 48, columns 1–2:
      Introduced into China from Central Asia and thence to Ryūkyū in the very late 14th century, the jabisen gives a special flavor to the folk culture of Okinawa.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 蛇皮線 (literally snakeskin strings).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒa.bi.sɛn/; /dʒa.bi.sɛn/

Noun

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jabisen m (plural jabisens)

  1. (music) shamisen

Japanese

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Romanization

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jabisen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じゃびせん