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
Radical: 足
Meaning: foot
Reading: あし
Frequency: 580
Alternative forms:
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
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