琵琶湖
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 琵琶湖
1
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.
Kanji in this Word
琵
12 strokes
Frequency: 1965
Grade 9
Meanings
glissando on strings
lute
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ビ
ヒ
琶
12 strokes
Frequency: 1966
Grade 9
Meanings
lute
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハ
ベ
ワ
湖
12 strokes
Frequency: 1344
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
lake
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
みずうみ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
うみ
み
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