三味线

Traditional form:

三味線

Pinyin (reading):

sānwèixiàn

Definitions:

• shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 味 - taste; smell, odor; delicacy
• 线 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 味 - taste; smell, odor; delicacy
• 線 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail