See 琵琶 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"expansion": "琵(び)琶(わ) • (Biwa) ^(←びは (Bifa)?)",
"name": "ja-pos"
}
],
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"a place name"
],
"links": [
[
"place name",
"place name"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Japanese surnames",
"Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
],
"glosses": [
"a surname"
],
"links": [
[
"surname",
"surname"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"other": "びわ"
},
{
"ipa": "[bʲiβ̞a̠]"
}
],
"word": "琵琶"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 琵琶 meaning in Japanese (6.2kB)
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