Moto 踊: Jump; Dance; LeapKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヨウ
- Kun'yomi
- おど(る)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 67 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヨウ)
- 舞踊ぶようdancing; dance
- 歌舞伎舞踊かぶきぶようkabuki dance
- 民俗舞踊みんぞくぶようfolk dance; ethnic dance
- 民踊みんようfolk dance
- 現代舞踊げんだいぶようcontemporary dance; modern dance
- 舞踊劇ぶようげきdance drama
- 舞踊団ぶようだんdance troupe
- 舞踊家ぶようかdancer; dancing master
- 踊躍ようやくleaping with joy; jumping about
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 踊りおどりdance
- 踊り子おどりこdancer (usu. female)
- 盆踊りぼんおどりBon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
- 踊らされるおどらされるto be manipulated; to be made to dance
- 踊り場おどりばdance hall; dance floor
- 踊るおどるto dance (orig. a hopping dance)
- 小踊りこおどりdancing or jumping for joy
- 念仏踊りねんぶつおどりBuddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
- 手踊りておどり"dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position; dancing empty-handed
- 歌舞伎踊りかぶきおどりearly kabuki dance
- 田植え踊りたうえおどりrefined version of ta-asobi dance performed in Tōhoku about half way through the first lunar month
- 盆踊り唄ぼんおどりうたBon Festival dance song
- 盆踊り歌ぼんおどりうたBon Festival dance song
- 笛吹けども踊らずふえふけどもおどらずwe have piped unto you and ye have not danced; people ignoring one's invitation or effort to do something together
- 総踊りそうおどりmass dancing; large-group dancing
- 舞い踊るまいおどるto dance
- 蛇踊りじゃおどりdragon dance (e.g. in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival)
- 裸踊りはだかおどりnaked dance; dancing naked
- 踊らすおどらすto manipulate
- 踊らせるおどらせるto manipulate
- 踊りだすおどりだすto begin to dance; to break into a dance
- 踊り上がるおどりあがるto spring up; to leap to one's feet
- 踊り出すおどりだすto begin to dance; to break into a dance
- 踊り子草おどりこそうLamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle)
- 踊り字おどりじiteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
- 踊り屋台おどりやたいfloat at a festival upon which one can dance
- 踊り念仏おどりねんぶつBuddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
- 踊り手おどりてdancer
- 踊り抜くおどりぬくto dance away
- 踊り明かすおどりあかすto dance all night; to dance until dawn
- 踊り歌おどりうたsong performed while dancing; ballad
- 踊り狂うおどりくるうto dance in ecstasy
- 踊り言葉おどりことばword consisting of (two) repeated syllables
- 踊り食いおどりぐいeating live seafood (e.g. ice gobies, shrimp) while still moving
- 踊る阿呆に見る阿呆おどるあほうにみるあほうyou're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
Other readings
- 念仏踊ねんぶつおどりBuddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
- 日本舞踊にほんぶようtraditional Japanese dance
- 日本踊にほんおどりtraditional Japanese dance
- 歌舞伎踊かぶきおどりearly kabuki dance
- 田植踊たうえおどりrefined version of ta-asobi dance performed in Tōhoku about half way through the first lunar month
- 盆踊ぼんおどりBon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
- 盆踊唄ぼんおどりうたBon Festival dance song
- 盆踊歌ぼんおどりうたBon Festival dance song
- 踊場おどりばdance hall; dance floor
- 踊子おどりこdancer (usu. female)
- 踊子草おどりこそうLamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle)
- 踊字おどりじiteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
- 踊念仏おどりねんぶつBuddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
- 踊手おどりてdancer
- 踊歌おどりうたsong performed while dancing; ballad
- 辻踊つじおどりdancing on a street corner
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