舞踊 in Chinese / Japanese...

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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”).

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

Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
舞踊 see styles	buyou / buyo ぶよう	More info & calligraphy: Dance dancing; dance
舞踊劇 see styles	buyougeki / buyogeki ぶようげき	舞踊劇 Custom Scroll dance drama
舞踊団 see styles	buyoudan / buyodan ぶようだん	舞踊団 Custom Scroll dance troupe
舞踊家 see styles	buyouka / buyoka ぶようか	舞踊家 Custom Scroll dancer; dancing master; dancing mistress
舞踊曲 see styles	buyoukyoku / buyokyoku ぶようきょく	舞踊曲 Custom Scroll dance music; ballet music
佛教舞踊 see styles	fó jiào wǔ yǒng fo2 jiao4 wu3 yong3 fo chiao wu yung bukkyō buyō	佛教舞踊 Custom Scroll Buddhist dance
日本舞踊 see styles	nihonbuyou / nihonbuyo にほんぶよう	日本舞踊 Custom Scroll traditional Japanese dance
民俗舞踊 see styles	minzokubuyou / minzokubuyo みんぞくぶよう	民俗舞踊 Custom Scroll folk dance; ethnic dance
現代舞踊 see styles	gendaibuyou / gendaibuyo げんだいぶよう	現代舞踊 Custom Scroll contemporary dance; modern dance
歌舞伎舞踊 see styles	kabukibuyou / kabukibuyo かぶきぶよう	歌舞伎舞踊 Custom Scroll (See 所作事) kabuki dance
舞踊教師協会 see styles	buyoukyoushikyoukai / buyokyoshikyokai ぶようきょうしきょうかい	舞踊教師協会 Custom Scroll (o) Dance Masters of America

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

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)
Dance	舞踴舞踊	buyou / buyo
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.