躍
躍 — Leap
leap, dance, skip
On’yomiヤク (yaku)
Kun’yomiおどる (odoru)
Stroke order (21 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 躍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活躍 | かつやく katsuyaku | activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation |
| 飛躍 | ひやく hiyaku | leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world |
| 躍進 | やくしん yakushin | making rapid progress; making great advances; rush |
| 一躍 | いちやく ichiyaku | suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately |
| 躍起 | やっき yakki | desperate; frantic; excited |
| 躍り | おどり odori | leaping; jumping; spring |
Study notes
躍 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 21 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #900 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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