琵

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

glissando on strings, lute

On'yomi
  • ビ
  • ヒ

Main Radical

玉(KanXi) 比(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ビヒ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

glissando on strings, lute
ビ (Kentei Pre-1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ　くら.べる　い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)

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
び
琵
やぼん
琶笛
Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)
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
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References

Unicode hex code 7435
JIS X 0208 1-40-92
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2472
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3653
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3453
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2420
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2912
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2921
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21080
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f8.10
Four corner code 1171.1