How do you use Shamisen in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Shamisen in a sentence
Shamisen meaning
A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
Synonyms of Shamisen
Using Shamisen
- The main meaning on this page is: A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
- Useful related words include: samisen, stringed instrument.
Context around Shamisen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shamisen
- In this selection, "shamisen" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, magical, koto, live and music stand out and add context to how "shamisen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include erhu koto shamisen and other and his magical shamisen a traditional. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shamisen" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shamisen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The show features a stage performance, a tea ceremony performed by the geisha themselves, live shamisen music and a lot more. (21 words)
The erhu, koto, shamisen, and other folk instruments that played a larger role in the past are sometimes missing or drowned out by synths. (24 words)
Every day, Kubo wields his magical shamisen (a traditional Japanese string instrument) to bring origami figures to life in thrilling tales that entertain the local villagers. (26 words)
Every day, Kubo wields his magical shamisen (a traditional Japanese string instrument) to bring origami figures to life in thrilling tales that entertain the local villagers. (26 words)
The erhu, koto, shamisen, and other folk instruments that played a larger role in the past are sometimes missing or drowned out by synths. (24 words)
The show features a stage performance, a tea ceremony performed by the geisha themselves, live shamisen music and a lot more. (21 words)
Example sentences (3)
Every day, Kubo wields his magical shamisen (a traditional Japanese string instrument) to bring origami figures to life in thrilling tales that entertain the local villagers.
The erhu, koto, shamisen, and other folk instruments that played a larger role in the past are sometimes missing or drowned out by synths.
The show features a stage performance, a tea ceremony performed by the geisha themselves, live shamisen music and a lot more.