Word Meaning 琵琶の琴

びわのこと biwa no koto

琵琶の琴 is read as びわのこと (biwa no koto) and means biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute).

Meaning

English

biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)

Reading

Kana

びわのこと

Romaji

biwa no koto

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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琵琶

びわ

biwa (Japanese lute)

琵琶湖

びわこ

Lake Biwa

琵琶法師

びわほうし

lute priest

琵琶行

びわこう

biwa song

琵琶鱒

びわます

biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus)

琵琶湖大鯰

びわこおおなまず

Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)

琵琶鰉

びわひがい

Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus)

平家琵琶

へいけびわ

chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment

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

琴

こと

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)

大正琴

たいしょうごと

Nagoya harp