<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31448804</termId><termName>sanshins</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Okinawan musical instruments whose name literally translates to "three strings," typically covered with snakeskin. It was the precursor to the mainland Japanese shamisen. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:00:51</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31448805</termId><termName>sanshin</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31425289</termId><termName>lutelike chordophones with long neck: plucked</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>