Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1308 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: jump, dance, leap, skip

Kunyomi: おど.る

Onyomi: ヨウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: あしへん

Meaning: foot

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

(ぶよう)   dance [n.]

る(おどる)   dance [v.i.]

り子(おどりこ)   dancer

り(ぼんおどり)   Bon festival dance

Onyomi Examples

ヨウヤク leaping with joy, jumping about

現代舞 ゲンダイブヨウ contemporary dance, modern dance

歌舞伎舞 カブキブヨウ kabuki dance

Kunyomi Examples

おどる to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

る阿呆に見る阿呆 おどるあほうにみるあほう you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance