琶

lute

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingハ、ベ、ワ

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

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日本では琵琶湖ほど大きな湖はほかにない。No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.tatoeba
私達の立っているところから琵琶湖が見えた。Lake Biwa could be seen from where we were standing.tatoeba

Radicals and components

Radical玉jade

Components

How it's built

琶

Compound words

琵琶湖びわこ

Lake Biwa; Biwako

biwa (Japanese lute)

琵琶行びわこう

琵琶笛びやぼん

Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)

琵琶鱒びわます

biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus)

琵琶鰉びわひがい

Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus)

薩摩琵琶さつまびわ

琵琶の琴びわのこと

biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)

平家琵琶へいけびわ

琵琶湖大鯰びわこおおなまず

Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)

Additional Examples

私たちが立っている場所から琵琶湖が見えた。

Lake Biwa could be seen from where we were standing.tatoeba

この道を行けば、琵琶湖の岸に降りられるでしょう。

This road will take you down to the edge of Lake Biwa.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 琶

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step