logo

The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

900 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 21

Meaning: leap, dance, skip

Kunyomi: おど.る

Onyomi: ヤク

Composition: 足 翟

躍

Radical

Radical: 足

Meaning: foot

Reading: あし

Frequency: 580

Alternative forms:

𧾷(alt radical position hen)

足

Examples

Onyomi Examples

躍動 (ヤクドウ) lively motion, throb

躍進 (ヤクシン) making rapid progress, making great advances, rush, dash, onslaught

勇躍 (ユウヤク) taking heart, being in high spirits

時間跳躍 (ジカンチョウヤク) time travel, leaping through time

Kunyomi Examples

躍る (おどる) to jump up, to spring up, to leap, to move around, to bounce up and down, to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement), to throb, to be messy (of handwriting), to be untidy

Left-click: rotate, Mouse-wheel/middle-click: zoom, Right-click: pan