琵び琶わ
Meanings
Noun
1. biwa (Japanese lute)
Kanji used
biwa
lute
Pitch accent
び
わ
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
Lake Biwa; Biwako
lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player 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
large 4-stringed biwa used in gagaku
biwa-bokuboku; yōkai in the shape of a Buddhist priest with the head of a biwa
biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon
Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus)
biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)