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Kanji Detail for 踊 - "to dance, dancing"

踊

  • Meaning

    踊 means "to dance, dancing."

    1. To dance - To jump up; to spring; to leap about.

    2. Funeral dance - A ceremony of grieving by dancing at funerals.

    3. To rise - To ascend; to go up.

    4. Footwear - Shoes for those who received leg amputation punishment.

    5. Beforehand - In advance.

    6. To dance - Dance; to move to music; a performance.

  • Words using 踊

    • 舞踊 ぶよう Listen dancing; dance
    • 踊り おどり Listen dance
    • 盆踊り ぼんおどり Listen Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
    • 踊る おどる Listen to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

  • Tattoo check: 踊

    • Verified meaning: to dance, dancing
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おどり, よう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 踊

    Given names 踊(おどり)Listen 踊(よう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    jump; dance; leap; skip

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    leap, jump

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    leap

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to leap

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To jump. Such as 踊躍 (leap). Today, being enthusiastic about doing something is also called 踊躍. Also when prices increase, it is called 踊貴 (soaring prices).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    odo.ru(おど-る) おど-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    足 (ashi・ashihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to dance dancing leap jump hop skip celebration choreography movement

Sentences including 踊

  • I think she is a good dancer.

  • Mary had a dance with him at the party.

  • Would you like to dance with me?

  • We saw her dance.

  • Why didn't you dance with him?

  • Would you like to dance with me?

  • Let's go dancing , shall we?

  • Let's dance , shall we?

  • I'd like to dance with you.

  • We dance along the street.

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