琶

lute

12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1966.

Readings

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

Components

• 王
• 王
• 巴
• 巴 radical comma shape
• 王 radical king; jewel, left-side form of 玉

Words using 琶

• 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
• 琵琶笛 (びやぼん) Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)

9 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists