琶

12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

lute

On'yomi
  • ハ
  • ベ
  • ワ

Main Radical

玉(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ワ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

lute
ワ　ハ　ベ (Kentei Pre-1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)

Common Words

び
琵
わ
琶
こ
湖
Lake Biwa
び
琵
わ
琶
biwa (Japanese lute)
び
琵
わ
琶
ほう
法
し
師
lute priest
び
琵
わ
琶
こう
行
biwa song
さつ
薩
ま
摩
び
琵
わ
琶
Satsuma biwa
び
琵
わ
琶
　
の
こと
琴
biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
へい
平
け
家
び
琵
わ
琶
Heike biwa ②chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
がく
楽
び
琵
わ
琶
large 4-stringed biwa used in gagaku
び
琵
わ
琶
ぼく
牧
ぼく
々
biwa-bokuboku
び
琵
やぼん
琶笛
Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)
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References

Unicode hex code 7436
JIS X 0208 1-39-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2945
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3649
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3454
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2421
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2913
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2922
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21081
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f8.9
Four corner code 1171.7