Keyword
dance
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1512
Readings
おど
(96%)
よう
(2%)
Composed of
slender foot
old bell
Mnemonic

In the rythm of an old bell on my slender foot I'm dancing.

Used in vocabulary (67 in total)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
Examples (75 in total)
Why didn't you dance with him?
Do you want to dance with me?
Do you want to dance with me today?
I want to dance with you today.
Why isn't she dancing?
Shouldn't we go dancing together?
I can't dance.
I can't dance either.
When did you see her dancing with him?
Little girls are dancing in the woods.
They danced.
They don't like to dance.
Let's dance to her song.
She likes to go to dance with her friends.
She felt like dancing.
Let's sing and dance.
We saw her dance.
Would you like to dance with me?
I'd like to dance with you.
I could not help laughing to see him dancing.
I like dancing too.
I hate dancing.
I like to dance.
Do you like to dance?
I would rather sing than dance.
You can't dance, can you?
I'd love to dance with you.
Aoi's hobby is dancing.
I think she is good at dancing.
She is a good dancer.
Aoi dances well.
The girls came dancing arm in arm.
The man dancing on the stage is my uncle.
Yoko danced with a grace that surprised us.
The girls danced in the gym.
The little girl danced, with her eyes shining.
"Are you going to the dance?" "Of course!"
I think she is a good dancer.
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
You may dance as you please.
I was only dancing with Mary.
She danced with a grace that surprised us all.
Linda can dance as well as Meg.
At the winter festival, Beth received an award for dancing the best.
The girl danced in a way that brought joy to the audience.
Tom is dancing.
Everybody laughed at the way Tom was dancing.
Tom danced awkwardly.
Tom danced with Mary.
Tom danced.
Tom isn't very good at dancing.
Tom can't dance.
Mary said she was going to dance all night.
She danced all night long.
Emi danced the most beautifully of the three girls.
I feel like dancing in the fields.
I like this song; it's got a strong beat and you can dance to it.
Judy is fond of dancing.
My girlfriend is a good dancer.
"Are you going to the Bon Festival tonight?" "Of course!"
Such was her delight that she began to dance.
She kept on dancing all through the party.
She likes dancing in a disco better than skiing.
She kept dancing at the disco all night.
I can dance on my toes.
The waltz and the samba are dances.
Everyone formed couples and began dancing.
There are also nightclubs where you dance flamenco.
Tom burst out laughing when he saw Mary dancing a jig.
Tom and Mary were dancing to the music.
The girls danced to music.
They were dancing to the music.
We danced to disco music.
We danced to the music for hours until we were all exhausted.
We danced to the music.