琵琶湖

びわこ

Lake Biwa; Biwako

What does 琵琶湖 mean?

琵琶湖 is a Japanese noun meaning Lake Biwa; Biwako in English. It is written as 琵琶湖 in kanji, びわこ in hiragana, and biwako in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

琵琶湖は日本で一番大きな湖です。

Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan.