琵 (ビ): glissando on strings

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琵ビ

glissando on strings

KMT10Freq #1965Music & Entertainment Kanji12 strokes

On the lute, one glissando compares its pitch to the next, sliding seamlessly.

On'yomi

ビヒ

glissando on stringslute

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Speed1.0x

Alternative forms of this concept

玉

玊

⺩

Concepts using this kanji

biwa (Japanese lute)

Lake Biwa

Heike biwa

lute priest

biwa song

large 4-stringed biwa used in gagaku

琵琶牧々

biwa-bokuboku

琵琶湖大鯰

Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)

琵琶の琴

biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)

琵琶笛

Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)

薩摩琵琶

Satsuma biwa

琵琶鰉

Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus)

琵琶鱒

biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus)

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descendants

sparkle of jewelry

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琵

Mnemonic組

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All Meanings2

Component Breakdown1

Radical Decomposition3

Stroke Order12

Related10

Variants3

Used In13

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琵

Mnemonic組

Readings

All Meanings2

Component Breakdown1

Radical Decomposition3

Stroke Order12

Related10

Variants3

Used In13

Easy to confuse with4

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