撥はつ弦げん楽がっ器き

noun

plucked string instrument

Technical term in music classification; refers to instruments where strings are plucked, such as the koto, shamisen, or guitar.

• 琴ことや三味線しゃみせんは撥はつ弦げん楽がっ器きに分ぶん類るいされる。

  The koto and shamisen are classified as plucked string instruments.