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
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
dancer (usu. female)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
dancing; dance
to dance in ecstasy
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
dancer (usu. female)
traditional Japanese dance
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
eating live seafood (e.g. ice gobies, shrimp) while still moving
dancer; dancing master; dancing mistress
to dance all night; to dance until dawn
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
"dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position; dancing empty-handed
dancing or jumping for joy
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to dance away
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
song performed while dancing; ballad
song performed while dancing; ballad
traditional Japanese dance
you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
float at a festival upon which one can dance
folk dance; ethnic dance
leaping with joy; jumping about
dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to be manipulated; (lit.) to be made to dance
we have piped unto you and ye have not danced; people ignoring one's invitation or effort to do something together
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
dragon dance (e.g. in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival)
contemporary dance; modern dance
Bon Festival dance song
dragon dance (e.g. in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival)
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); ditto mark
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
Lamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle)
Lamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle)
Bon Festival dance song
Bon Festival dance song
Bon Festival dance song
refined version of ta-asobi dance performed in Tōhoku about half way through the first lunar month
refined version of ta-asobi dance performed in Tōhoku about half way through the first lunar month
dancing on a street corner
dancing on a street corner
word consisting of (two) repeated syllables
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?