Definitions for samisens

samisens sam·i·sen

Spelling: [sam-uh-sen]
IPA: /ˈsæm əˌsɛn/

Samisens is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 233 anagrams from letters in samisens (aeimnsss).

Definitions for samisens

noun

  1. a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.

Origin of samisens

1610-20; Japanese Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese sānxia three-string banjo

Examples for samisens

Beyond an awkward touch on samisen, mainly due to her own practice, she was a moor girl, a very rustic.

And you could not play the samisen because I was in your arms.

The street of the geisha is full of music, for they play the samisen there all day long.

Sawaichi was a honest, good-natured fellow, who earned a bare living by giving lessons on the koto and samisen.

One morning Sawaichi got out his samisen, and striking some chords, began to play.

Still the samisen tinkled, and still the voice sounded sweet and low and unspeakably pathetic in the apartment.

While he feasted ten little goldfish danced, and just behind the goldfish ten carp made sweet music on the koto and samisen.

One took her samisen and sang; never did I listen to anything sweeter.

She played the samisen, the kotto, the biwa, and the small hand-drum.

"Chin—chin—tsu: chin—chin: tsu—chin—chin—tsu," tinkling in imitation of the samisen.

Word Value for samisens
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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