舞 – dance, flit, circle

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#655 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 舞 means dance, flit, circle, wheel. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ブ (bu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ま.う、-ま.う、まい (mau, mau, mai). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 舛 (no. 136).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ブ	bu
Kun’yomi	ま.う	mau
Kun’yomi	-ま.う	mau
Kun’yomi	まい	mai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 舛 (Kangxi radical 136). Components: ｜・ノ・一・舛・二・夕・無・乞.

Words using 舞

お見舞いおみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)舞台ぶたいstage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)見舞いみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)振舞うふるまうto behave見舞うみまうto visit and comfort or console舞うまうto dance (orig. a whirling dance)

Example sentences

彼女のお見舞いに行こうよ。

Why don't we go and see her in the hospital?

Tatoeba #94734

踊り手たちは舞台を横切って軽々と踊っていった。

The dancers tripped lightly across the stage.

Tatoeba #78791

最高の舞台だった。

The performance was excellent.

Tatoeba #170536

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