14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

jump, dance, leap, skip

Kun'yomi
  • to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
On'yomi
  • ヨウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おど 99.5%
ヨウ 0.5%

Character Breakdown

jump, dance, leap
おど.る ヨウ (7th, N2)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
road with walls on both sides
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
ma
utilize, business, service
ヨウ もち.いる たから (2nd, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Common Words

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
Bon Festival dance
dancer (usu. female)
dance hall ②landing (stairs) ③leveling off (e.g. in the economy)
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
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References

Unicode hex code 8E0A
JIS X 0208 1-45-57
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4565
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5882
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1558
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1961
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1045
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1410
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1409
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1512
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1190
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2132
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1035
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37587
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1880
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1558
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1661
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 936
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1731
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1383
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1765
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1421
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7d7.2
Four corner code 6712.7
De Roo Code 3753