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  1. Dance

  2. Dance / Dancing

  3. Dance

  4. Dancer

  5. Lion Dance

  6. Dancer

  7. Lion Dance


 wǔ
 mai
 
Dance Scroll

舞 is the simplest way to write dance in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

It can also be translated as to dance, to wield, to brandish, or to circle.

舞 reads more clearly as dance in Chinese than it does in Japanese (see our two-character word for dancing if you want to be absolutely clear in both languages).

Dance / Dancing

 wǔ dǎo
 butou
Dance / Dancing Scroll

舞蹈 is the clearest way to express the art of dancing in Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

If you are a dancer or love the art of dance, this is the calligraphy selection for you.

 buyou
Dance Scroll

舞踊 is the most proper term for dance or dancing in Japanese.

The first Kanji means “dance,” and the second means to jump or leap. Together, they are just a strong way to say “dance” (the second Kanji just clarifies the first - nobody will translate this as “dance jumping”).

Dancer

Classic Chinese

 wǔ zhě
Dancer Scroll

舞者 is the classic or literary way to say dancer in Chinese.

This is probably the most eloquent way to say dancer and the most appropriate for a wall scroll.

 wǔ shī
Lion Dance Scroll

舞獅 is the Chinese title for “lion dance.”

舞獅 is the traditional Chinese costumed dance seen at festivals (especially Chinese New Year), ceremonies, and often at the beginning of Chinese martial arts events.

Dancer

Modern Chinese Version

 wǔ dǎo jiā
Dancer Scroll

舞蹈家 is the modern way to say dancer in Chinese.

 shi shi mai
Lion Dance Scroll

獅子舞 is the Japanese title for lion dancing.

This refers to the Japanese version borrowed from traditional Chinese culture. The Japanese version almost always features a red-faced lion with a green cloak with a white pattern.


Not the results for 舞 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles

    wu3
wu
 meguru
    めぐる

More info & calligraphy:

Dance
to dance; to wield; to brandish
dancing; dance; (female given name) Meguru
To posture, brandish, play; urge.

舞獅


舞狮

see styles
wǔ shī
    wu3 shi1
wu shih

More info & calligraphy:

Lion Dance
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)

舞者

see styles
wǔ zhě
    wu3 zhe3
wu che

More info & calligraphy:

Dancer
dancer

舞踊

see styles
 buyou / buyo
    ぶよう

More info & calligraphy:

Dance
dancing; dance

舞蹈

see styles
wǔ dǎo
    wu3 dao3
wu tao
 butou / buto
    ぶとう

More info & calligraphy:

Dance / Dancing
dance (performance art); dancing
(n,vs,vi) dancing

獅子舞

see styles
 shishimai
    ししまい

More info & calligraphy:

Lion Dance
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

舞蹈家

see styles
wǔ dǎo jiā
    wu3 dao3 jia1
wu tao chia

More info & calligraphy:

Dancer
dancer

一舞

see styles
 ibuki
    いぶき
(female given name) Ibuki

上舞

see styles
 kanmai
    かんまい
(surname) Kanmai

下舞

see styles
 shimomai
    しもまい
(surname) Shimomai

世舞

see styles
 sebu
    せぶ
(female given name) Sebu

乱舞

see styles
 ranbu; rappu
    らんぶ; らっぷ
(n,vs,vi) boisterous dance

五舞

see styles
 ibu
    いぶ
(female given name) Ibu

亜舞

see styles
 amai
    あまい
(personal name) Amai

京舞

see styles
 kyoumai / kyomai
    きょうまい
traditional Kyoto dance

人舞

see styles
 hitomai
    ひとまい
(place-name) Hitomai

仕舞

see styles
 jimai
    じまい
    shimai
    しまい
(suffix) (1) (kana only) ending; quitting; closing; (2) (kana only) indicates disappointment for not having done what one wanted or intended to do; (1) end; close; finish; termination; (2) noh dance in plain clothes

以舞

see styles
 ibu
    いぶ
(female given name) Ibu

伊舞

see styles
 ibu
    いぶ
(female given name) Ibu

伴舞

see styles
bàn wǔ
    ban4 wu3
pan wu
to be a dancing partner to sb; to perform as a backup dancer; taxi dancer (hired dancing partner); escort

佑舞

see styles
 yuma
    ゆま
(female given name) Yuma

依舞

see styles
 ibu
    いぶ
(female given name) Ibu

僧舞

see styles
sēng wǔ
    seng1 wu3
seng wu
 sōbu
monk's dance

優舞

see styles
 yuma
    ゆま
(female given name) Yuma

円舞

see styles
 enbu
    えんぶ
waltz; (female given name) Ema

冬舞

see styles
 fuyuma
    ふゆま
(female given name) Fuyuma

凜舞

see styles
 rima
    りま
(female given name) Rima

剣舞

see styles
 kenbu
    けんぶ
sword dance

勁舞


劲舞

see styles
jìng wǔ
    jing4 wu3
ching wu
to dance energetically; vigorous modern style of dance

北舞

see styles
 kitamai
    きたまい
(place-name) Kitamai

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Dancemaiwǔ / wu3 / wu
Dance
Dancing
舞蹈butou / butowǔ dǎo / wu3 dao3 / wu dao / wudaowu tao / wutao
Dance舞踴
舞踊
buyou / buyo
Dancer舞者wǔ zhě / wu3 zhe3 / wu zhe / wuzhewu che / wuche
Lion Dance舞獅
舞狮
wǔ shī / wu3 shi1 / wu shi / wushiwu shih / wushih
Dancer舞蹈家wǔ dǎo jiā
wu3 dao3 jia1
wu dao jia
wudaojia
wu tao chia
wutaochia
Lion Dance獅子舞shi shi mai
shishimai
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

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