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    3. 舞う

    舞う

    舞まう​

    to dance (orig. a whirling dance)

    N1KMT7News #16+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab17 strokes

    まう

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
    2.
    to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel

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    花はなびらが風かぜに舞まっています。

    Petals are dancing (whirling) in the wind.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは舞ぶ台たいで優ゆう雅がに舞まった。

    She danced gracefully on the stage.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment
    伝でん統とう的てきな祭まつりでは、神かぐ楽らが奉ほう納のうされ、巫み女こが神しん聖せいな舞まいを舞まう。

    In traditional festivals, Kagura is offered, and shrine maidens perform sacred dances.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    桜さくら吹ふ雪ぶきの中なかを歩あるくと、まるで花はなびらが舞まう夢ゆめの中なかにいるようだ。

    Walking through a blizzard of cherry blossoms feels like being in a dream where petals dance.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentCulture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology
    雪ゆきが静しずかに舞まい落おちる夜よるは、とても幻げん想そう的てきだ。

    A night when snow quietly flutters down is very magical.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    舞
    ま.う・-ま.う・まい…(1)
    dance・flit・circle・wheel
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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