ごったん

noun

gottan; traditional three-stringed instrument from Kyushu

A traditional Japanese three-stringed plucked instrument originating from Kyushu, similar to a shamisen but with a distinct local character.

• ごったんは九きゅう州しゅうの伝でん統とう的てきな弦げん楽がっ器きです。

  The gottan is a traditional stringed instrument from Kyushu.

• 彼かれはごったんを弾ひきながら民みん謡ようを歌うたった。

  He sang a folk song while playing the gottan.