lute

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琵琶NounFreq #35026
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biwa (Japanese lute)

琵琶湖びわ湖びわこNounFreq #40542
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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.
琵琶法師びわほうしNounFreq #82322
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Historical term

lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk

平家琵琶いけびNounFreq #148788
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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

琵琶行びわこうNounFreq #163139
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biwa song

薩摩琵琶つまびNounFreq #192775
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Satsuma biwa; Satsuma lute

ます琵琶鱒ビワマスNounUsually kanaFreq #273523
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biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon

びわこおおなまず琵琶湖大鯰ビワコオオナマズNounUsually kanaFreq #316575
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Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)

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