shamisen
/ˈʃæmɪsɛn/noun
shamisen is spelled S-H-A-M-I-S-E-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shamisen means “A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shamisen is shamisens.
How many letters and syllables are in shamisen?
| Letters | 8: S-H-A-M-I-S-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shamisen?
Shamisen appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shamisen?
- /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shamisen
- shamisens plural
- samisen
- syamisen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shamisen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shamisen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a Japanese musical instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jabisen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does shamisen come from?
From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).