Moto 舞: Dance; Flit; CircleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ブ
- Kun'yomi
- ま(う)、-ま(う)、まい
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 294 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ブ)
- 舞台ぶたいstage (theatre, theater)
- 歌舞伎かぶきkabuki; Japanese classical drama
- 舞踊ぶようdancing; dance
- 舞台裏ぶたいうらoffstage; backstage
- 舞踏ぶとうdance (esp. Western style); dancing
- 初舞台はつぶたいdebut; initial stage appearance
- 演舞えんぶdance performance
- 乱舞らんぶboisterous dance
- 最後の舞台さいごのぶたいfinal performance; swan song
- 本舞台ほんぶたいmain stage; public place
- 歌舞かぶsinging and dancing
- 群舞ぐんぶgroup dancing
- 舞台劇ぶたいげきstage play
- 舞台監督ぶたいかんとくstage director
- 舞台装置ぶたいそうちstage setting
- 舞曲ぶきょくmusical dance; music and dancing
- 舞楽ぶがくcourt dance and music
- 鼓舞こぶencouragement; inspiration
- ひのき舞台ひのきぶたいstage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.)
- ハンチントン舞踏病ハンチントンぶとうびょうHuntington's chorea
- 一人舞台ひとりぶたいperforming solo; having the stage to oneself
- 上方歌舞伎かみがたかぶきkabuki in the style of Kyoto or Osaka
- 世界を舞台にせかいをぶたいにglobally; on the global stage
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 舞まいdancing; dance
- 見舞うみまうto ask after (someone's health); to visit
- 見舞いみまいvisiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters
- 舞うまうto dance (orig. a whirling dance)
- 振る舞いふるまいbehavior; behaviour
- お仕舞いおしまいthe end; closing
- 仕舞うしまうto finish; to stop
- 仕舞ったしまったdarn it!; darn!
- 大盤振る舞いおおばんぶるまいlavish feast; splendid banquet
- 振る舞うふるまうto behave; to conduct oneself
- 暑中見舞しょちゅうみまいsummer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
- 暑中見舞いしょちゅうみまいsummer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
- 獅子舞ししまいlion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
- 立ち居振る舞いたちいふるまいmovements; behavior
- 舞い上がるまいあがるto soar; to fly high
- 舞い戻るまいもどるto come back
- 舞い込むまいこむto come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in
- 舞姫まいひめfemale dancer; dancing girl
- 舞子まいこmaiko; apprentice geisha
- お仕舞おしまいthe end; closing
- お見舞おみまいcalling on someone who is ill; enquiry
- お見舞いおみまいcalling on someone who is ill; enquiry
- お見舞い申し上げるおみまいもうしあげるto express one's deepest sympathies
- きりきり舞いきりきりまいwhirling; going round and round
- たち振る舞いたちふるまいmovements; manner
- てんてこ舞てんてこまいwhirl of busyness; flurry of activity
- てんてこ舞いてんてこまいwhirl of busyness; flurry of activity
- どん仕舞どんじまいtail end; tailender
- どん仕舞いどんじまいtail end; tailender
- 一人舞ひとりまいdance performed by a single person
- 三条舞舞みすじまいまいEuhadra peliomphala (species of land snail)
- 二の舞にのまい... all over again (repeating the same failure)
- 京舞きょうまいtraditional Kyoto dance
- 仕舞しまいend; close
- 仕舞いしまいend; close
- 仕舞いこむしまいこむto put away; to stow away
Other readings
- ヒノキ舞台ひのきぶたいstage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.)
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