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

chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
Heike biwa
Heike lute
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

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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

平家造り

ひらやづくり

single story house

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

琵琶笛

びやぼん

Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)

琵琶行

びわこう

biwa song