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    3. 踊

    踊

    踊おど.る

    jump

    N2KMT9Freq #1308Culture & TraditionsKanji14 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    おど.る

    On'yomi

    ヨウ

    jumpdanceleapskip

    足甬

    口
    足
    用

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    誦跼踈踉跿蹂踴跨誦跼踈踉跿蹂踴踪慂樋甬

    Alternative forms of this concept

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    Concepts using this kanji

    舞踊

    dancing

    踊り

    dance

    踊る

    to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

    踊り子

    dancer (usu. female)

    踊り場

    place for dancing

    盆踊り

    Bon Festival dance

    踊らされる

    to be manipulated

    日本踊

    traditional Japanese dance

    民踊

    folk dance

    手踊り

    "dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position

    踊り手

    dancer

    日本舞踊

    traditional Japanese dance

    踊り言葉

    word consisting of (two) repeated syllables

    田植え踊り

    refined version of ta-asobi dance performed in Tōhoku about half way through the first lunar month

    踊り明かす

    to dance all night

    踊り屋台

    float at a festival upon which one can dance

    組踊

    kumi odori

    踊る大捜査線

    Odoru Daisōsasen (1997 TV drama)

    総踊り

    mass dancing

    音楽に合わせて踊る

    to dance to the music

    現代舞踊

    contemporary dance

    踊り念仏

    Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing

    念仏踊り

    Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing

    踊子草

    Lamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle)

    踊り字

    iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character)

    舞踊団

    dance troupe

    舞踊家

    dancer

    踊り食い

    eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving

    踊り歌

    song performed while dancing

    踊り抜く

    to dance away

    舞踊曲

    dance music

    舞踊劇

    dance drama

    民俗舞踊

    folk dance

    踊らせる

    to manipulate (someone)

    踊りだす

    to begin to dance

    踊らす

    to manipulate (someone)

    踊躍

    leaping with joy

    雀百まで踊り忘れず

    what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb

    歌舞伎踊り

    early kabuki dance

    辻踊

    dancing on a street corner

    踊り狂う

    to dance in ecstasy

    歌舞伎舞踊

    kabuki dance

    笛吹けども踊らず

    we have piped unto you and ye have not danced

    踊る阿呆に見る阿呆

    you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance

    裸踊り

    naked dance

    龍踊り

    dragon dance (e.g. in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival)

    盆踊り唄

    Bon Festival dance song

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    • 口
    • 用
    • 足

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    • 舞踊
    • 盆踊り
    • 踊る
    • 踊り
    • 踊り狂う
    • 踊り子
    • 踊り場
    • 踊り字
    • 踊躍
    • 舞踊劇
    • 手踊り
    • 日本舞踊
    • 民俗舞踊
    • 踊り手
    • 踊り抜く
    • 音楽に合わせて踊る
    • 民踊
    • 舞踊家
    • 舞踊団
    • 踊らされる
    • 踊りだす
    • 踊らす
    • 踊り明かす
    • 現代舞踊
    • 田植え踊り
    • 笛吹けども踊らず
    • 雀百まで踊り忘れず
    • 踊子草
    • 踊り屋台
    • 辻踊
    • 日本踊
    • 踊らせる
    • 踊り食い
    • 歌舞伎舞踊
    • 歌舞伎踊り
    • 踊り念仏
    • 念仏踊り
    • 盆踊り唄
    • 踊り言葉
    • 踊る阿呆に見る阿呆
    • 踊り歌
    • 裸踊り
    • 総踊り
    • 龍踊り
    • 舞踊曲
    • 組踊
    • 踊る大捜査線

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    • 踈
    • 踉
    • 跿
    • 蹂
    • 踴
    • 跨
    • 踪
    • 慂
    • 樋
    • 甬

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