Definition of shamisen

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • shamisen is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • shamisen is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • shamisen is not a valid Words with friends word!

Definition of shamisen


  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. samisen

See definition of shamisen in Merriam Webster