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琵
び
琶
わ
Meanings
Noun
1. biwa (Japanese lute)
Alt. forms
琵
び
琶
わ
80%
びわ
19%
Kanji used
琵
biwa
琶
lute
Pitch accent
び
わ
Top 35100
Used in: 150
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
琵
び
琶
わ
湖
こ
Lake Biwa
琵
び
琶
わ
法
ほう
師
し
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
平
へい
家
け
琵
び
琶
わ
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
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