Samisen and Shamisen

Samisen noun - A Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum.

Shamisen is a synonym for samisen. In some cases you can use "Shamisen" instead a noun "Samisen".

Shamisen noun - A Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum.

Samisen is a synonym for shamisen. You can use "Samisen" instead a noun "Shamisen".