SuGoiSuす語彙す琶
琶: biwa (lute)
biwa (lute)
12 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here
Readings
On
ハ・ベ・ワ
Kun—
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)
平家琵琶へいけびわHeike biwa
薩摩琵琶さつまびわSatsuma biwa
琵琶湖びわこLake Biwa
Example sentences
祖母は若いころ、琵琶を習っていたそうだ。
I hear my grandmother studied the biwa when she was young.
僧が平家琵琶を弾きながら、昔の戦を語った。
A monk told of old battles while playing the Heike biwa.
薩摩琵琶の力強い音が、ホールに響いた。
The powerful sound of the Satsuma biwa resounded through the hall.