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sanshin

Okinawan musical instrument
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sanshin

Summary

sanshin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • sanshin's main regulatory text is recorded as Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries[2].
  • sanshin's based on is recorded as sanxian[3].
  • sanshin is a type of spike lute[4].
  • sanshin is a type of Plucked string instrument[5].
  • sanshin is a type of traditional Japanese musical instrument[6].
  • sanshin is a type of Traditional Crafts of Japan (as designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry)[7].
  • sanshin's Commons category is recorded as Sanshin[8].
  • sanshin's country of origin is recorded as Ryukyu Kingdom[9].
  • sanshin's location of creation is recorded as Okinawa Prefecture[10].
  • sanshin's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.312-6[11].
  • sanshin's different from is recorded as Sansin[12].
  • sanshin's derivative work is recorded as shamisen[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include spike lute[4], Plucked string instrument[5], traditional Japanese musical instrument[6], and Traditional Crafts of Japan (as designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry)[7].

Why It Matters

sanshin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).[1] sanshin has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] sanshin is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · UCinternational · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Q139742113
    Location of creation → Okinawa Prefecture
    Main regulatory text → Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q139742113]]"
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