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jmdict 1593950 Active (id: 2278289)
三弦 [news2,nf40] 三絃
さんげん [news2,nf40]
1. [n]
▶ shamisen
▶ samisen
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1579450 三味線 1. shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
2. [n]
▶ sanxian (Chinese lute)
3. [n]
▶ the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou)
4. [n]
▶ three strings
▶ three-stringed instrument



History:
9. A 2023-09-29 11:30:05  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Prog and wisdom also lead with 三弦.
8. A* 2023-09-29 00:43:01  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Every kokugo leads with the 弦 version. N-gram counts are basically the same.
╭─ーー─┬────────╮
│ 三弦 │ 17,372 │
│ 三絃 │ 18,225 │
╰─ーー─┴────────╯
  Diff:
@@ -4,3 +3,0 @@
-<k_ele>
-<keb>三絃</keb>
-</k_ele>
@@ -10,0 +8,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>三絃</keb>
7. A 2023-09-28 11:59:05  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2023-09-28 11:57:55  Marcus Richert
  Comments:
alignign w 4, 5
  Diff:
@@ -29 +29 @@
-<gloss>three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou)</gloss>
+<gloss>the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou)</gloss>
@@ -32,0 +33 @@
+<gloss>three strings</gloss>
5. A 2020-06-09 00:31:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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jmdict 1593950 Rejected (id: 2071478)
三絃三弦 [news2,nf40]
さんげん [news2,nf40]
1. [n]
▶ shamisen
▶ samisen
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1579450 三味線 1. shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
2. [n]
▶ sanxian (Chinese lute)
3. [n]
▶ three-stringed instrument (in gagaku) such as biwa, wagon, koto, etc.

History:
4. R 2020-06-09 00:30:49  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
There was a fork, and I think this thread was picked up in the other.
3. A* 2020-06-03 15:31:32  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I don't think expl's should be defined as 
"general term"
  Diff:
@@ -29,2 +29 @@
-<gloss>three-stringed instrument (in gagaku)</gloss>
-<gloss g_type="expl">generic term covering biwa, wagon, koto, etc.</gloss>
+<gloss>three-stringed instrument (in gagaku) such as biwa, wagon, koto, etc.</gloss>
2. A 2020-06-03 11:57:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr
  Comments:
This might be better for sense 3. Daijirin is a bit more specific.
  Diff:
@@ -29 +29,2 @@
-<gloss>any three-stringed lute</gloss>
+<gloss>three-stringed instrument (in gagaku)</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">generic term covering biwa, wagon, koto, etc.</gloss>
1. A* 2020-06-02 11:06:46  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijs
  Comments:
not sure about the "any" in the last gloss.
  Diff:
@@ -19 +19,2 @@
-<gloss>three-stringed instrument</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1579450">三味線</xref>
+<gloss>shamisen</gloss>
@@ -21,0 +23,8 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>sanxian (Chinese lute)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>any three-stringed lute</gloss>
+</sense>

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