四し弦げん

noun

four strings; four-stringed instrument

Refers to any instrument with four strings, or the strings themselves. Often used in musical contexts.

• 四し弦げんのギターはウクレレに似にている。

  A four-string guitar resembles a ukulele.

noun

biwa (Japanese lute)

Specifically refers to the biwa, a traditional Japanese four-stringed lute. The cross-reference to 琵琶 supports this specialized meaning.

See also: 琵琶

• 四し弦げんは琵び琶わの別べつ名めいとして使つかわれることがある。

  四弦 is sometimes used as another name for the biwa.