Japanese Musical Instruments Crossword Clue

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	noun • 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
	33%	12		Traditional Japanese musical style featuring stringed instruments
	noun • an expressive style of music
	31%	12		Class of musical instruments that includes both stringed instruments and instruments that are played by plucking or striking the strings
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