Word Meaning 琵琶行

びわこう biwakou

琵琶行 is read as びわこう (biwakou) and means biwa song.

Meaning

English

biwa song

Reading

Kana

びわこう

Romaji

biwakou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 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

執行

しぎょう

execution

施行

しこう

carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.)