琵
琵
12 strokes
Frequency: 1965
Grade 9
Meanings
glissando on strings
lute
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ビ
ヒ
Common Words
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Lake Biwa; Biwako
Examples
琵琶湖は日本で一番大きな湖です。
Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan.
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Historical term
lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk
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Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari
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chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
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biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon
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