ぺんぺん

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Japanese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ぺんぺん or ペンペン (penpen

  1. akin to the strumming of a shamisen
    Synonym: ぺんぺこぺん (penpekopen)

Derived terms

Noun

ぺんぺん or ペンペン (penpen

  1. (by extension) Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a Japanese stringed instrument played similarly to a banjo
    Synonym: ぺんぺこぺん (penpekopen)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN