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1.                 From Japanese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
    [news1]  [nf18]  弦 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, 絃 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, 鉉 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/,  [news1]  [nf18] つる /tsˈɯᵝɽɯᵝ/
   1. (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
   bowstring
   2. string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)
   3. (esp. 鉉)
   bail (arched pot handle)
   4. 枡・1 (also written as 梁)
   diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
   
                   
                 

2.                 From Japanese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   絃 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, げん /ɡˈe̞ɴ/
   1. (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
   弦・げん・2string (of a shamisen, etc.)
   2. stringed instrument