biwa

Summary

biwa is a type of musical instrument^[1]. biwa draws 625 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #95 of 399).^[2]

Key Facts

• biwa is in the country of Japan^[3].
• biwa's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument^[4].
• biwa is a type of pipa^[5].
• biwa is a type of necked bowl lute^[6].
• biwa is a type of traditional Japanese musical instrument^[7].
• biwa's Commons category is recorded as Biwa^[8].
• biwa's said to be the same as is recorded as pipa^[9].
• biwa's topic's main category is recorded as Q10806638^[10].
• biwa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• biwa's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.321^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

biwa's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument^[4]. Recorded subclass of include pipa^[5], necked bowl lute^[6], and traditional Japanese musical instrument^[7].

Influence

Things named for biwa include Lake Biwa^[13], a tectonic lake^[14], in Japan^[15], founded in -4400000^[16].

Why It Matters

biwa draws 625 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #95 of 399).^[2] biwa has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] biwa is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for biwa include Lake Biwa^[13], a tectonic lake^[14], in Japan^[15], founded in -4400000^[16].