舞
舞 — Dance
dance, flit, circle, wheel
On’yomiブ (bu)
Kun’yomiまう (mau)
Kun’yomi-まう (mau)
Kun’yomiまい (mai)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 舞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舞台 | ぶたい butai | stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production |
| 歌舞伎 | かぶき kabuki | kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red |
| 舞踊 | ぶよう buyou | dancing; dance |
| 舞 | まい mai | dancing; dance |
| 見舞う | みまう mimau | to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health) |
| 見舞い | みまい mimai | visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health) |
Study notes
舞 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #655 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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