This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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琵琶湖

びわこ
Lake Biwa
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琵琶

びわ
biwa (Japanese lute)
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琵琶行

びわこう
biwa song
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琵琶笛

口琴
びやぼん
Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)
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薩摩琵琶

さつまびわ
Satsuma biwa (or its music)
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琵琶湖大鯰

びわこおおなまず、ビワコオオナマズ
Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
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琵琶鱒

びわます、ビワマス
biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon
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琵琶鰉

びわひがい、ビワヒガイ
Biwa oily gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus)
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平家琵琶

へいけびわ
chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
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琵琶の琴

びわのこと
biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)