琵
glissando on strings
lute
| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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琵琶
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びわ
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biwa (Japanese lute)
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琵琶行
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びわこう
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biwa song
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琵琶湖
びわ湖
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びわこ
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Lake Biwa
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琵琶笛
口琴
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びやぼん
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Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)
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琵琶鱒
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びわます
ビワマス
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biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus)
biwa salmon
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薩摩琵琶
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さつまびわ
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Satsuma biwa (or its music)
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琵琶の琴
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びわのこと
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biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
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平家琵琶
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へいけびわ
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chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
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琵琶湖大鯰
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びわこおおなまず
ビワコオオナマズ
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Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
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琵琶鰉
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びわひがい
ビワヒガイ
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Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus)
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