jump, dance, leap, skip
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヨウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- おど.る
About this kanji
The kanji 踊 (おどる) primarily means to dance or leap. It is commonly used as a verb, signifying the action of dancing itself. You might see it in compounds like 舞踊 (ぶよう), which refers to a type of dance, and 踊り (おどり), meaning a dance or the act of dancing. Another interesting usage is 踊り子 (おどりこ), which means dancer, often referring to a female dancer. Additionally, the term 盆踊り (ぼんおどり) describes a traditional Bon Festival dance. Keep in mind that this kanji captures the joyful and lively essence of movement, embodying cultural expressions through dance.
Example sentences
夜の街で踊り明かした。
I danced the night away in the city.
Meanings across languages
- English
- jump, dance, leap, skip
- Tiếng Việt
- nhảy múa, nhảy, vọt, bỏ qua
- 日本語
- 踊る, ジャンプ, 跳ぶ, 飛び越える
- 한국어
- 춤추다, 점프, 도약하다, 건너뛰다
- 中文
- 跳舞, 跳跃, 跳跃, 跳过
- id
- melompat, menari, loncat, melewat
- th
- กระโดด, เต้น, กระโดด, ข้าม
- es
- saltar, bailar, brinco, saltar
- fr
- sauter, danser, bondir, sauter
- de
- springen, tanzen, springen, überspringen
- pt
- pular, dançar, salto, pular
Common compounds
- 舞踊dancing, dance
- 踊りdance
- 踊るto dance (orig. a hopping dance), to be manipulated, to dance to someone's tune
- 盆踊りBon Festival dance, Lantern Festival dance
- 踊り子dancer (usu. female)
- 踊り場place for dancing, dance floor, landing (of a staircase)
- 踊らされるto be manipulated, to be made to dance
- 踊躍leaping with joy, jumping about
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