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琵: biwa (lute)

biwa (lute)
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Readings

On
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Always paired as 琵琶 (びわ); learn the two kanji together. Lake Biwa is 琵琶湖 (びわこ).

Key words

琵琶びわbiwa (Japanese lute)
琵琶湖びわこLake Biwa
琵琶法師びわほうしtraveling biwa minstrel

Example sentences

In summer vacation, my family went swimming at Lake Biwa.

Minstrels of old traveled the land, reciting tales to the biwa.

In music class, I heard the sound of a biwa for the first time.

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