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a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum

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  1. n. a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
  2. A Japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling a guitar or banjo.
  3. A Japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling aguitar or banjo.
  4. n 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