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びわ
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Meanings
Noun
1. biwa (Japanese lute)
Other spellings
琵び琶わ
Kanji in other spellings
琵biwa琶lute
Pitch accent
びわ
Used in vocabulary
琵び琶わ湖こ
Lake Biwa; Biwako
Noun
薩さつ摩ま琵び琶わ
Satsuma biwa; Satsuma lute
Noun
琵び琶わ行こう
biwa song
Noun
びわます
biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon
Noun
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
Noun
楽がく琵び琶わ
large 4-stringed biwa used in gagaku
Noun
琵び琶わ法ほう師し
lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk
Noun