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舞
Dance, Perform
ま-う (ma-u), まい (mai)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
Traditional Japanese dances, such as those performed during festivals and in Kabuki, often use the kanji 舞. It also appears in words like 舞台 (stage).
Memory Trick
Imagine a DANCER gracefully spinning across a STAGE while colorful cherry blossom petals dance through the air.
Readings
Onyomi: ブ (bu)
Kunyomi: ま-う (ma-u), まい (mai)
Example Words
舞う
まう (mau)
To dance
舞台
ぶたい (butai)
Stage
日本舞踊
にほんぶよう (nihon buyou)
Traditional Japanese dance
舞
まい (mai)
Dance
Example Sentence
桜の 花びらが 空に 舞っています。
さくらの はなびらが そらに まっています。
sakura no hanabira ga sora ni matteimasu
Cherry blossom petals are dancing through the sky.