Kanji
琵
kanji character
glissando on strings
lute
琵 kanji-琵 glissando on strings, lute
琵
Meaning
glissando on strings and lute
Readings
On'yomi
- び わ biwa (Japanese lute)
- び わこ Lake Biwa
- び わこう biwa song
- ひ
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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琵 琶 biwa (Japanese lute) -
琵 琶 湖 Lake Biwa, Biwako -
琵 琶 行 biwa song -
琵 琶 笛 Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue) -
琵 琶 鱒 biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus), biwa salmon -
琵 琶 鰉 Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus) -
琵 琶 の琴 biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute) -
琵 琶 牧 々biwa-bokuboku, yōkai in the shape of a Buddhist priest with the head of a biwa -
琵 琶 法 師 lute priest, minstrel, blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk -
琵 琶 牧 牧 biwa-bokuboku, yōkai in the shape of a Buddhist priest with the head of a biwa -
楽 琵 琶 large 4-stringed biwa used in gagaku -
琵 琶 湖 大 鯰 Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis) -
薩 摩 琵 琶 Satsuma biwa, Satsuma lute -
平 家 琵 琶 Heike biwa, Heike lute, biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets...