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Kanji Detail for 舞 - "dance, perform, graceful"
舞
- Meaning
舞 means "dance, perform, graceful."
To dance - To perform dance.
To spin - To encourage; to invigorate.
To toy with - To handle as one pleases.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
dance; flit; circle; wheel
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
dance, posture, prance; brandish
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to dance; to wield; to brandish
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to dance; to brandish
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The form of music. Holding shields, battle-axes, feathers, or flutes. Bending and stretching, bowing and raising to accompany music. What the ancients called yi dance, wan dance, etc. are this. In later generations, song and dance are often performed empty-handed. Such as saying 長袖善舞 (long sleeves help one dance well) and such. | Demonstrating martial skills with weapons is called 舞. Such as 舞劍 (sword dance) and such. | To be stirred up. When touched by something and the body is roused. Such as 抃舞 (clapping and dancing), 起舞 (rise to dance), 手舞足蹈 (dancing for joy). All are this. | To fly. Such as saying 龍翔鳳舞 (dragons soaring and phoenixes dancing). Also, lively spirit is called 飛舞 (flying and dancing). | To manipulate. Twisting right and wrong so that it cannot be investigated. Such as 舞文 (twist the law), 舞弊 (engage in fraud).
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Sentences including 舞
I'm on my way to visit a friend who's in the hospital.
I went to the hospital to see my mother.
I went to the hospital to see my wife.
I went to the hospital to visit him.
Today's play really moved me.
He is being kind today.
I can't stand his behavior anymore.
I saw a kabuki play in tokyo.
There is a book on dancing on the desk.
You'll make the same mistake if things continue in this way.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「これは宅で拵えたのよ」用のない奥さんには、手製のアイスクリームを客に振舞うだけの余裕があると見えた」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
伯父が見舞に来たとき、父はいつまでも引き留めて帰さなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
近所にいる親類などは、二日に一人ぐらいの割で代る代る見舞に来た。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
無理をして見舞に来られたりすると、かえってこっちが心配だから」といっていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
子供の時分から仲の好かった作さんという今では一｜里ばかり隔たった所に住んでいる人が見舞に来た時、父は「ああ作さんか」といって、どんよりした眼を作さんの方に向けた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
近所のものが見舞にくると、父は必ず会うといって承知しなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
無論私もそれがＫの眼に付くようにわざとらしくは振舞いませんでしたけれども。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
無論私もそれがＫの眼に付くようにわざとらしくは振舞いませんでしたけれども。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha