Keyword
biwa
Info
FrequencyTop 2800-2900
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2921
Readings
(100%)
Composed of
king
king
compare (things of the same type)
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
biwa (Japanese lute)
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari; chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
Satsuma biwa; Satsuma lute
biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon
Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)
biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
large 4-stringed biwa used in gagaku
Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus)
Examples (5 in total)
No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.
Lake Biwa came in sight.
How deep is Lake Biwa?