Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to jump up, to spring up, to leap.
  2. to move around, to bounce up and down.
  3. to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement), to throb.
  4. to be messy (of handwriting), to be untidy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
躍る おどる
 
跳る おどる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

leap, dance, skip
ヤク おど.る おどり (7th, N1)
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)
surname, kind of pheasant
ケキ ジャク タク
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)