Word Meaning 平家琵琶

へいけびわ heikebiwa

平家琵琶 is read as へいけびわ (heikebiwa) and means chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment.

Meaning

English

  1. chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
  2. Heike biwa
  3. Heike lute
  4. biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari

Reading

Kana

へいけびわ

Romaji

heikebiwa

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

平家物語

へいけものがたり

The Tale of the Heike

平家節

へいけぶし

song in the style of the Heikyoku

平和国家

へいわこっか

peace-loving nation

琵琶

びわ

biwa (Japanese lute)

楽琵琶

がくびわ

large 4-stringed biwa used in gagaku

薩摩琵琶

さつまびわ

Satsuma biwa

琵琶湖

びわこ

Lake Biwa

修身斉家治国平天下

しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか

those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land

琵琶法師

びわほうし

lute priest

琵琶行

びわこう

biwa song

琵琶の琴

びわのこと

biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)

琵琶鱒

びわます

biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus)