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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: 足 甬

踊

Radical

Radical: 足

Reading: あしへん

Meaning: foot

Strokes: 7

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Examples

Examples with audio

舞踊(ぶよう)   dance [n.]

踊る(おどる)   dance [v.i.]

踊り子(おどりこ)   dancer

盆踊り(ぼんおどり)   Bon festival dance

Onyomi Examples

踊躍 (ヨウヤク) leaping with joy, jumping about

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

歌舞伎舞踊 (カブキブヨウ) kabuki dance

Kunyomi Examples

踊る (おどる) to dance (orig. a hopping dance), to be manipulated, to dance to someone's tune

踊る阿呆に見る阿呆 (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

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