琵び琶わびわCommon word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounbiwa; Japanese luteA traditional Japanese short-necked fretted lute, often used in narrative storytelling.彼かの女じょは琵び琶わを弾ひきながら古ふるい物もの語がたりを語かたった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerShe played the biwa while telling an old tale.See all 38 example sentences ›Usage patterns〈物もの〉を弾ひくto play (the biwa)彼かれは静しずかな部屋へやで琵び琶わを弾ひいた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe played the biwa in a quiet room.〈物もの〉を奏かなでるto play/perform (the biwa), often with artistic nuance琵び琶わ法ほう師しは物もの語がたりに合あわせて琵び琶わを奏かなでた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe biwa priest played the biwa in accompaniment to the tale.