び
琵
わ
琶
ほう
法
し
師

noun

  1. lute priest, biwa-playing minstrel, traveling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
び
琵
わ
琶
ほう
法
し
師
 琵琶法師 びわほうし

Contained Kanji 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)
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)
method, law, rule
ホウ　ハッ　ほ (4th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
gone, past, quit
さ.る　コ　キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
expert, teacher, master
シ　いくさ　のし (5th, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to go round, to make a circuit, to make a revolution
ソウ　めぐ.る
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)