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Kanji Detail for 琵 - "biwa"

琵

  • Meaning

    琵 means "biwa." Also associated with pipa.

    1. Biwa - A traditional lute-like stringed instrument.

    2. Pipa - An ancient musical instrument.

  • Words using 琵

    • 琵琶 びわ Listen biwa (Japanese lute)
    • 琵琶湖 びわこ Listen Lake Biwa; Biwako

  • Tattoo check: 琵

    • Verified meaning: biwa
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: pipa

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    glissando on strings; lute

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    guitar-like instrument

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    see 琵琶, pipa lute

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a guitar-like instrument (1)

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    琵琶 (pipa). A four-stringed instrument. Pushing the hand forward is called 琵. Pulling the hand back is called 琶.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bi(ビ) ビ

    hi(ヒ) ヒ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    biwa pipa stringed instrument chord composition frets harmony lute melody music performance pluck resonance rhythm sound strings traditional tune

Sentences including 琵

  • Lake biwa came in sight.

  • No other lake in japan is as large as lake biwa.

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