琵

glissando on strings; lute

12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1965.

Readings

• ビ (on reading): 琵琶湖 (びわこ) Lake Biwa; 琵琶法師 (びわほうし) lute priest
• ヒ (on reading)

Components

• 王
• 王
• 比
• 比 radical compare
• 王 radical king; jewel, left-side form of 玉

Words using 琵

• 琵琶湖 (びわこ) Lake Biwa
• 琵琶法師 (びわほうし) lute priest
• 薩摩琵琶 (さつまびわ) Satsuma biwa
• 平家琵琶 (へいけびわ) Heike biwa
• 琵琶行 (びわこう) biwa song

9 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists