shamisen/ˈʃæmɪsɛn/EtymologyFrom Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).shamisen means A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.shamisen is pronounced /ˈʃæmɪsɛn/.nounA kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.