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    wu3
wu
 meguru
    めぐる

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

舞獅


舞狮

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wǔ shī
    wu3 shi1
wu shih

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Lion Dance
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)

舞踊

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 buyou / buyo
    ぶよう

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Dance
dancing; dance

舞蹈

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wǔ dǎo
    wu3 dao3
wu tao
 butou / buto
    ぶとう

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

獅子舞

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 shishimai
    ししまい

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

舞曲

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wǔ qǔ
    wu3 qu3
wu ch`ü
    wu chü
 bukyoku
    ぶきょく
dance music
musical dance; music and dancing

踏歌

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tà gē
    ta4 ge1
t`a ko
    ta ko
 touka / toka
    とうか
to sing and dance; general term for a round dance
(See 歌垣) type of dance where the ground is stamped (Heian period)

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suō
    suo1
so
 sha
(phonetic); see 婆娑[po2 suo1]
To play, careless, idle, easy going; translit. s, ś, chiefly sa, sā.

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yǒng
    yong3
yung
 you / yo
    よう
leap
(female given name) Yō
to dance


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yuè
    yue4
yüeh
 yaku
    やく
to jump; to leap
(personal name) Yaku
to dance

一手

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yī shǒu
    yi1 shou3
i shou
 hitote
    ひとて
a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
(1) one's own effort; doing single-handedly; (2) a game (of go, shogi, etc.); a match; (3) a dance; a (musical) composition; (4) a company (e.g. of soldiers); a group; a party; (5) one hand
one hand

乗る

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 noru
    のる
(v5r,vi) (1) to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; (2) to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; (3) to reach; to go over; to pass; (4) to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); (5) to take part; to participate; to join; (6) to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); (7) to be deceived; to be taken in; (8) to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; (9) to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

乘る

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 noru
    のる
(out-dated kanji) (v5r,vi) (1) to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; (2) to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; (3) to reach; to go over; to pass; (4) to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); (5) to take part; to participate; to join; (6) to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); (7) to be deceived; to be taken in; (8) to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; (9) to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

乱舞

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

京舞

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 kyoumai / kyomai
    きょうまい
traditional Kyoto dance

仕舞

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 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

伎楽

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 gigaku
    ぎがく
(hist) gigaku (genre of masked drama-dance performance); (personal name) Kure

停止

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tíng zhǐ
    ting2 zhi3
t`ing chih
    ting chih
 teishi(p); chouji / teshi(p); choji
    ていし(P); ちょうじ
to stop; to halt; to cease
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) stoppage; coming to a stop; halt; standstill; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); interruption (e.g. of electricity supply); cutting off; (noun, transitive verb) (3) suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition; ban; (noun, transitive verb) (4) (ちょうじ only) (archaism) suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person
stop

僧舞

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sēng wǔ
    seng1 wu3
seng wu
 sōbu
monk's dance

八戒

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bā jiè
    ba1 jie4
pa chieh
 hakkai; hachikai
    はっかい; はちかい
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
{Buddh} (See 五戒) the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
(八戒齋) The first eight of the ten commandments, see 戒; not to kill; not to take things not given; no ignoble (i.e. sexual) conduct; not to speak falsely; not to drink wine; not to indulge in cosmetics, personal adornments, dancing, or music; not to sleep on fine beds, but on a mat on the ground; and not to eat out of regulation hours, i.e. after noon. Another group divides the sixth into two―against cosmetics and adornments and against dancing and music; the first eight are then called the eight prohibitory commands and the last the 齋 or fasting commandment. Also 八齋戒; 八關齋 (八支齋) ; cf. 八種勝法.

剣舞

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 kenbu
    けんぶ
sword dance

勁舞


劲舞

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

勇逸

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yǒng yì
    yong3 yi4
yung i
 yuuitsu / yuitsu
    ゆういつ
(given name) Yūitsu
to dance

南蛮

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 nanban
    なんばん
(1) (hist) (derogatory term) southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); (2) (hist) South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); (3) (hist) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); (prefix noun) (4) (hist) foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); (5) (See 唐辛子・1) chili pepper; (6) (abbreviation) {food} (See 南蛮煮・2) nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions; (7) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)

反閇

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 henbai
    へんばい
(1) ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; (2) dance steps inspired by this ceremony

反陪

see styles
 henbai
    へんばい
(1) ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; (2) dance steps inspired by this ceremony

右舞

see styles
 umai; ubu
    うまい; うぶ
variety of court dance (Nara period)

唐楽

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 tougaku / togaku
    とうがく
(1) Tang-era Chinese music; (2) (See 雅楽,林邑楽) tōgaku; style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance

圓舞


圆舞

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yuán wǔ
    yuan2 wu3
yüan wu
round dance

大頭


大头

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dà tóu
    da4 tou2
ta t`ou
    ta tou
 daigashira
    だいがしら
big head; mask in the shape of a big head; the larger end of something; the main part; the lion's share; dupe; sucker; (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side
(See 幸若舞) school of kowakamai dance founded by Yamamoto Sirozaemon; (surname) Daitou

女楽

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 onnagaku; jogaku
    おんながく; じょがく
(1) music performed by women; (2) (じょがく only) women who performed court Bugaku music and dance; (given name) Meraku

子方

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 kokata
    こかた
(1) child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh); (2) (See 親方・1) henchman; follower

家元

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 iemoto
    いえもと
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school; (surname) Iemoto

對舞


对舞

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duì wǔ
    dui4 wu3
tui wu
 taibu
(of two [groups of] performers) dance alternately (?)

小舞

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 komai
    こまい
(1) laths; bamboo lathing; (2) short kyogen dance, danced to chanted accompaniment; (surname) Komai

小車


小车

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xiǎo chē
    xiao3 che1
hsiao ch`e
    hsiao che
 koguruma; oguruma
    こぐるま; おぐるま
small model car; mini-car; small horse-cart; barrow; wheelbarrow; type of folk dance
(1) (おぐるま only) (archaism) Inula japonica; (2) (archaism) (See 牛車) small cart; small carriage; (3) (こぐるま only) (See 輦車) wheeled palanquin (with a castle-shaped box); (place-name, surname) Oguruma

尬舞

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gà wǔ
    ga4 wu3
ka wu
(slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[ga4]); (slang) to perform weird dance moves

左楽

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 sagaku
    さがく
(abbreviation) (archaism) (See 左方の楽) style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance; (given name) Saraku

差し

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 sashi
    さし
ruler; measure; (1) between (e.g. two people); face to face; (2) hindrance; impediment; (3) (music) (kana only) arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; (prefix) (4) prefix used for stress or emphasis; (counter) (5) counter for traditional dance songs

差す

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 sasu
    さす
(v5s,vi) (1) (See 射す) to shine; (v5s,vi) (2) to be visible; (v5s,vi) (3) to be tinged with; (v5s,vi) (4) to rise (of water levels); to flow in; (v5s,vi) (5) (See 気が差す,魔が差す) to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one; (transitive verb) (6) to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise; (transitive verb) (7) (See 指す・5) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance); (transitive verb) (8) (See 挿す・1) to insert; to put in; (transitive verb) (9) (See 挿す・4) to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm; (transitive verb) (10) {sumo} to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm; (transitive verb) (11) (See 刺す・4) to pole (a boat); (transitive verb) (12) (See 注す・1) to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); (transitive verb) (13) (See 点す・2) to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye; (transitive verb) (14) (See 点す・3) to light (a fire); to burn; (transitive verb) (15) (See 鎖す) to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten; (suf,v5s) (16) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 止す) to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

幸若

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 kouwaka / kowaka
    こうわか
(abbreviation) (See 幸若舞) style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period; (surname) Kōjiyaku

所作

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suǒ zuò
    suo3 zuo4
so tso
 shosa; sosa(ok)
    しょさ; そさ(ok)
(1) conduct; behaviour; (2) movements; gesture; one's carriage; (3) performance (on stage, etc.); dance; acting; (4) (abbreviation) (See 所作事) dance (in kabuki); dance play
That which is done, or to be done, or made, or set up, etc.

指し

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 sashi
    さし
ruler; measure; (1) between (e.g. two people); face to face; (2) hindrance; impediment; (3) (music) (kana only) arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; (prefix) (4) prefix used for stress or emphasis; (counter) (5) counter for traditional dance songs

指す

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 sasu
    さす
(transitive verb) (1) to point; (transitive verb) (2) to nominate; to select someone; to specify some person; (transitive verb) (3) to identify; to indicate; to point out; (transitive verb) (4) {shogi} to play (a game of shogi); to move (a piece); (transitive verb) (5) (See 差す・7) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)

指法

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zhǐ fǎ
    zhi3 fa3
chih fa
(music) fingering; (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles; (keyboard) typing technique; (dance) hand movements; (painting) finger method

振付

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 furitsuke
    ふりつけ
(noun/participle) choreography; dance composition; dance coaching

排舞

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pái wǔ
    pai2 wu3
p`ai wu
    pai wu
a dance in formation; choreographed dance; line dance

探戈

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tàn gē
    tan4 ge1
t`an ko
    tan ko
tango (dance) (loanword)

揚巻

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 agemaki
    あげまき
(1) old-fashioned boys' hairstyle; (2) Meiji period women's hairstyle; (3) type of dance in kabuki; (4) (sumo) knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring (color); (5) (abbreviation) constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam

旋舞

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xuán wǔ
    xuan2 wu3
hsüan wu
whirling dance

日舞

see styles
 nichibu
    にちぶ
(abbreviation) (See 日本舞踊) traditional Japanese dance

曲舞

see styles
 kusemai
    くせまい
recitative dance

曼波

see styles
màn bō
    man4 bo1
man po
mambo (dance) (loanword)

東遊

see styles
 azumaasobi / azumasobi
    あずまあそび
(archaism) Azuma-asobi (ancient Japanese dance suite that originated in eastern Japan)

桑巴

see styles
sāng bā
    sang1 ba1
sang pa
samba (dance) (loanword)

楽舞

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 gakubu
    がくぶ
singing and dancing; song and dance; (female given name) Ramu

橫步


横步

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héng bù
    heng2 bu4
heng pu
sidestep (in dance); step sideways

欣踊

see styles
xīn yǒng
    xin1 yong3
hsin yung
 konyō
to dance for joy

歌妓

see styles
 kagi
    かぎ
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties

歌舞

see styles
gē wǔ
    ge1 wu3
ko wu
 kabu
    かぶ
singing and dancing
(n,vs,vi) singing and dancing
To sing and dance.

武打

see styles
wǔ dǎ
    wu3 da3
wu ta
acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance

民踊

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 minyou / minyo
    みんよう
folk dance

池子

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chí zi
    chi2 zi5
ch`ih tzu
    chih tzu
 ikego
    いけご
pond; bathhouse pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)
(place-name) Ikego

洋舞

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 youbu / yobu
    ようぶ
Western-style dance

演舞

see styles
 enbu
    えんぶ
(noun/participle) dance performance

燈會


灯会

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dēng huì
    deng1 hui4
teng hui
carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance

獨舞


独舞

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dú wǔ
    du2 wu3
tu wu
solo dance

甚句

see styles
 jinku
    じんく
jinku; lively Japanese folk song or dance tune

田楽

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 dengaku
    でんがく
(1) ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; (2) rice dance; rice festival; (3) (abbreviation) {food} (See 田楽焼き) tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; (4) (abbreviation) (See 田楽返し) turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides; (surname) Taraga

男舞

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 otokomai
    おとこまい
(1) dance where a female dancer dresses up as a man (late Heian to early Kamakura period); (2) noh dance performed by a man without a mask

盆踊

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 bonodori
    ぼんおどり
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

社火

see styles
shè huǒ
    she4 huo3
she huo
festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)

神遊

see styles
 kamiasobi
    かみあそび
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) song and dance performed as an offering to the gods

秧歌

see styles
yāng ge
    yang1 ge5
yang ko
Yangge, a popular rural folk dance

翩翩

see styles
piān piān
    pian1 pian1
p`ien p`ien
    pien pien
 henpen
    へんぺん
elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly
(adj-t,adv-to) fluttering; frivolous

腰鼓

see styles
yāo gǔ
    yao1 gu3
yao ku
waist drum; waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)

腳位


脚位

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jiǎo wèi
    jiao3 wei4
chiao wei
foot position (in dance)

舞う

see styles
 mau
    まう
(v5u,vi) (1) (See 踊る・1) to dance (orig. a whirling dance); (v5u,vi) (2) to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl; to fly; to circle; to wheel

舞劇


舞剧

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wǔ jù
    wu3 ju4
wu chü
dance drama; ballet

舞劍


舞剑

see styles
wǔ jiàn
    wu3 jian4
wu chien
to perform a sword-dance

舞動


舞动

see styles
wǔ dòng
    wu3 dong4
wu tung
to move as in a dance; to wave (some implement); to flourish; (of eyes, hands etc) to dance; to flutter

舞場


舞场

see styles
wǔ chǎng
    wu3 chang3
wu ch`ang
    wu chang
dance hall

舞廳


舞厅

see styles
wǔ tīng
    wu3 ting1
wu t`ing
    wu ting
dance hall; ballroom; CL:間|间[jian1]

舞戲


舞戏

see styles
wǔ xì
    wu3 xi4
wu hsi
 buke
to dance

舞抃

see styles
wǔ biàn
    wu3 bian4
wu pien
to dance for joy

舞會


舞会

see styles
wǔ huì
    wu3 hui4
wu hui
dance; ball; party; CL:場|场[chang3]

舞楽

see styles
 bugaku
    ぶがく
bugaku; court dance and music; (female given name) Maira

舞步

see styles
wǔ bù
    wu3 bu4
wu pu
dance steps

舞池

see styles
wǔ chí
    wu3 chi2
wu ch`ih
    wu chih
dance floor

舞踏

see styles
wǔ tà
    wu3 ta4
wu t`a
    wu ta
 butou / buto
    ぶとう
(n,vs,vi) (See ダンス) dance (esp. Western style); dancing
stomping

舞龍


舞龙

see styles
wǔ lóng
    wu3 long2
wu lung
dragon dance

艷舞


艳舞

see styles
yàn wǔ
    yan4 wu3
yen wu
erotic dance

花鼓

see styles
huā gǔ
    hua1 gu3
hua ku
flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum; folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze; (bicycle wheel) hub

芸事

see styles
 geigoto / gegoto
    げいごと
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

街舞

see styles
jiē wǔ
    jie1 wu3
chieh wu
street dance (e.g. breakdance)

規定


规定

see styles
guī dìng
    gui1 ding4
kuei ting
 kitei / kite
    きてい
to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
(noun, transitive verb) (1) stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule; (2) {chem} (See 規定度) normal (unit of normality); (3) (abbreviation) {sports} (See 規定種目,規定演技) compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine; compulsory dance (figure skating); (a) compulsory

謌舞

see styles
gē wǔ
    ge1 wu3
ko wu
 kabu
To sing and dance.

跳腳


跳脚

see styles
tiào jiǎo
    tiao4 jiao3
t`iao chiao
    tiao chiao
to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc); to dance on one's feet; hopping mad (anxious, etc)

跳舞

see styles
tiào wǔ
    tiao4 wu3
t`iao wu
    tiao wu
to dance

踊り

see styles
 odori
    おどり
dance

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary