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jabisen en · NOUN

Etymology

From Japanese 蛇皮線 (jabisen, literally “snakeskin strings”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of jamisen.
   alt of jamisen
   • Introduced into China from Central Asia and thence to Ryūkyū in the very late 14th century, the jabisen gives a special flavor to the folk culture of Okinawa. 1973 June, “OKINAWA, The Islands That Fortune Overlooked”, in The East, volume 9, number 5, Tokyo: East Publications, →ISSN, page 48, columns 1–2:

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