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Kanji Details for 舞

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Stroke Count
15 Strokes
Radical
舛 + 8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. dance, flit, circle, wheel
Readings
Kun'yomi: ま.う、まい。(Jouyou Reading)
-ま.う。
On'yomi: ム。(Go-on Reading)
ブ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 舞

Dictionary Entry for 舞

mai
noun
  1. dancing; dance

Stroke Order Diagrams for 舞

Construction of Character for 舞

Radicals and parts present in 舞
Radical dancing radical (no. 136) Kanji Details »
Part
Part one, one radical (no.1) Kanji Details »
Part two, two radical (no.2) Kanji Details »
Part evening Kanji Details »
Part nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not Kanji Details »
Part
Origin and construction of 舞
  1. 会意形声。「」+音符「」。「無」は人が飾りを持って舞う様をかたどった象形文字で、本字「舞」の原字であるが音が仮借され、「存在しない」の意に用いられるようになったため、「(左足と右足を開いたさま)」を添え、「まう」の意とした。

Kanji related to 舞

  • 寿

  • 寿

    稿

Meanings in Other Languages for 舞

French
  1. danse, voltiger, cercle, roue
Portuguese
  1. dançar, fugir, círculo, roda
Spanish
  1. danza, baile, revoloteo, bailar, revolotear

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