踊

dance; jump; leap; skip

14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1308.

Readings

• おどる (kun reading): 踊る (おどる) to dance (orig. a hopping dance); 踊り (おどり) dancing
• ヨウ (on reading): 舞踊 (ぶよう) dancing; 日本舞踊 (にほんぶよう) traditional Japanese dance

Components

• 足
• 甬
• マ radical katakana ma shape
• 口 radical mouth
• 止 radical stop
• 用 radical use
• 足 radical foot

Words using 踊

• 踊る (おどる) to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
• 踊り (おどり) dancing
• 踊り子 (おどりこ) dancer (usu. female)
• 盆踊り (ぼんおどり) Bon Festival dance
• 踊らす (おどらす) to manipulate (someone)
• 舞踊 (ぶよう) dancing
• 日本舞踊 (にほんぶよう) traditional Japanese dance
• 舞踊家 (ぶようか) dancer
• 舞踊団 (ぶようだん) dance troupe
• 民族舞踊 (みんぞくぶよう) folk dance

50 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists