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Kanji for Dance
The kanji for “dance” is 舞, read bu and written in 15 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
dance
Graceful dance, as in traditional Japanese dance (日本舞踊).
Traditional dance forms like Mai (舞) in Noh theater emphasize slow, circular, grounded floor movements.
15 strokes On reading ブ (bu) Kun reading まう、まい (mau, mai) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: dance, flit, circle, wheel
Readings used for names on Nazuke: bu, ma, mai, mau
In Japan it appears in about 561 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 舞: Briana 舞里愛南 · Breanna 舞里愛南 · Brianna 舞里愛南 · Michael 舞慧瑠 · Brittany 舞里登仁 · Brittney 舞里登仁 · Mackenzie 舞謙二 · Bima 美舞 · Bree 舞里 · Brix 舞里楠 · Gema 平舞 · Iman 偉舞 and 207 more
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