撥で弾く三本弦の和楽器。正座や着物姿と合わせると、そのまま和の演奏シーンになる。
使いどころ: 和風・花魁の絵の楽器に。着物と併用する。
別名・表記ゆれ
英語エイリアス（このタグに自動変換される）
- shamisen (instrument)
混同しやすいタグ
同じ分類のタグ 楽器 › 弦楽器
Danbooru の英語定義
A traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument usually played with a plectrum called a bachi. The occasional association with cats comes from the fact that shamisen skins were traditionally made using dog or cat skin, with cat skin favored for finer instruments. For the cat from the Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu series, see Shamisen (Suzumiya Haruhi). The shamisen is derived from the Chinese sanxian (instrument) and Okinawan sanshin, both of which it can be confused with. If the image has visibly Chinese elements in clothing or architecture, the instrument is a sanxian.