琶 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「王」
道準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「王」
- On
- ハ・ベ・ワ
- Kun
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- Meaning
- lute (biwa)
Origin
Paired jade signs with 巴 as phonetic: paired with the preceding character to name the biwa lute.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 琵琶びわ
biwa lute
- 琵琶法師びわほうし
blind biwa-playing minstrel
Example
琵琶法師が物語を語り伝えた。
Blind biwa minstrels handed the tales down.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)