琵 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「王」
道準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「王」
- On
- ビ・ヒ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- lute (biwa)
Origin
Paired jade signs with a phonetic element: used to write the name of the plucked lute, the biwa.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 琵琶びわ
biwa lute
- 琵琶湖びわこ
Lake Biwa
Example
琵琶の音が静かに響く。
The sound of the biwa echoes softly.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)