Onyomi: ヨウ · Kunyomi: おど.る · Meanings: dance, jump, leap, skip
Kanji for dance, jump, leap, skip
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踊 is made from the foot radical ⻊ on the left and 甬 on the right. ⻊ represents feet or movement using the legs. 甬 suggests a repeated, rhythmic motion going through a path. When feet move again and again in a rhythmic way, the body moves with energy and expression. From this idea of rhythmic foot movement, 踊 came to mean to dance.
踊 is feet moving again and again in rhythm — dancing.
Imagine your feet (⻊) moving back and forth along a path (甬) to music in a steady rhythm. That lively movement is 踊.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 踊り | おどり | dance | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 踊る | おどる | to dance (orig. a hopping dance) | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 踊り子 | おどりこ | dancer (usu. female) | common Noun |
| 踊りだす | おどりだす | to begin to dance, to break into a dance | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 踊り手 | おどりて | dancer | Noun |
| 躍り上がる | おどりあがる | to spring up, to leap to one's feet, to jump up and down | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 踊り場 | おどりば | place for dancing, dance floor | Noun |
| 踊る大捜査線 | おどるだいそうさせん | Odoru Daisōsasen (1997 TV drama) | Noun |
| 踊り字 | おどりじ | iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character), ditto mark | Noun |
| 踊子草 | おどりこそう | Lamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle) | Noun |
| 踊り歌 | おどりうた | song performed while dancing, ballad | Noun |
| 踊らす | おどらす | to manipulate (someone), to make (someone) dance to one's tune, to lead astray | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 踊り言葉 | おどりことば | word consisting of (two) repeated syllables | Noun |
| 踊躍 | ようやく | leaping with joy, jumping about | Noun, Suru verb |
| 踊り食い | おどりぐい | eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving | Noun |