Word Meaning 琵琶湖

びわこ biwako

琵琶湖 is read as びわこ (biwako) and means Lake Biwa.

Meaning

English

  1. Lake Biwa
  2. Biwako

Reading

Kana

びわこ

Romaji

biwako

Writing Variants

  • びわ湖 びわこ biwako

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

琵琶湖大鯰

びわこおおなまず

Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)

琵琶

びわ

biwa (Japanese lute)

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)

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

みずうみ

lake

三日月湖

みかづきこ

oxbow lake

Example Sentences

10

びわこはにほんでいちばんおおきなみずうみです。

lake biwa is the largest lake in japan.

びわこはにほんでいちばんおおきなみずうみです。

Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan.

わたしたちはびわこでおよいだ。

We swam in Lake Biwa.

Lake Biwa came in sight.

Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan.

How deep is Lake Biwa?

No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.

Lake Biwa could be seen from where we were standing.

Lake Biwa could be seen from where we were standing.

This road will take you down to the edge of Lake Biwa.