舞
舞·dance, flutter, stage
- On-yomi
- ブ
- Kun-yomi
- ま(う)まい
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舞台 | ぶたい | stage |
| 舞う | まう | to dance, to flutter |
| 舞踊 | ぶよう | dancing (as an art) |
| 見舞い | みまい | visit to a sick person |
Example sentences
桜の花びらが風に舞っている。
さくらのはなびらがかぜにまっている。
Cherry petals are fluttering in the wind.
彼女は初めて舞台に立った。
かのじょははじめてぶたいにたった。
She stood on stage for the first time.
友達のお見舞いに病院へ行った。
ともだちのおみまいにびょういんへいった。
I went to the hospital to visit my friend.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 舞無無 (nothing) has the same bottom four dots and a similar top; 舞 adds the 舛 element at the base instead of the fire dots alone.
Common mistakes
- Reading 見舞い as けんぶ — it is みまい
- Confusing 舞う (drift and dance through the air) with 踊る (dance with your body to music)
Memory aid
Picture it
A figure with long sleeves spread wide above two feet turned outward (舛) — a dancer mid-turn.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 舞台ぶたいstage
- 見舞いみまいvisit to a sick or afflicted person, expression of sympathy
- お見舞いおみまいvisit to a sick person
- 振る舞いふるまいbehavior, conduct
- 舞踊ぶようdance (traditional, as an art form)
- 見舞うみまうto visit (the sick); to be hit by
- 振舞うふるまうto behave, to conduct oneself; to treat someone to food or drink
- 振る舞うふるまうto behave; to treat (to food)
- 二の舞を演じるにのまいをえんじるto repeat someone's mistake
- 舞うまうto dance (in a circling, formal style); to flutter about; to whirl
- 仕舞うしまうto put away; to store; to close up (a shop); to finish; (after -te) to do completely, to end up doing
- 見舞みまいvisit to someone ill or in trouble; expression of sympathy; seasonal greeting card
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