舞

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

dance, flit, circle, wheel

Kun'yomi
  • まう
    		to dance (orig. a whirling dance) ②to flutter about
  • -まう
  • まい
    		dancing
On'yomi
  • ブ

Main Radical

舛(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

まう-まう 43.1%
ブ 35.4%
まい 21.5%

Character Breakdown

dance, flit, circle
ま.う　ブ　まい (7th, N3)
nothingness, none, ain't
ム　ブ　な.い (4th)
person(人) variant
40, forty
シュウ　よんじゅう　しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
dancing radical (no. 136)
ブ　セン　まい (Kentei Pre-1)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

Common Words

ぶ
舞
たい
台
stage (of a theater, concert hall, etc.) ②setting (of a story) ③sphere (of activity)
ま
舞
　
う
to dance (orig. a whirling dance) ②to flutter about
まい
舞
dancing
　
お
み
見
ま
舞
　
い
calling on someone who is ill
ま
舞
　
い
あ
上
　
が
　
る
to soar ②to make merry
ふ
振
　
る
ま
舞
　
う
to behave ②to entertain
ぶ
舞
とう
踏
かい
会
ball
か
歌
ぶ
舞
き
伎
kabuki
に
二
　
の
まい
舞
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
らん
乱
ぶ
舞
boisterous dance
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References

Unicode hex code 821E
JIS X 0208 1-41-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3862
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4926
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2146
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2666
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1358
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2391
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30342P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 810
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 829
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 856
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1796
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 981
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1807
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1790
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a15.1
Four corner code 8025.1
De Roo Code 2355