The kanji 踊: meaning, readings and stroke order

踊

Meaning: dance
On reading: ヨウ you
Kun reading: おど（る） odoru、おど（り） odori
Strokes: 14
Radical: 足 foot
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhảy múa (dũng)
Japanese: おどる。おどり。
Korean: 춤추다 (용)
Chinese: 跳舞

Readings, words and example sentences

ヨウ you · on reading · less common

舞ぶ踊よう
dance (especially traditional dance)
日本の 舞ぶ踊ようを習います。
I learn Japanese dance.

おど（る） odoru · kun reading

踊おどる
to dance
祭りでみんなが 踊おどります。
Everyone dances at the festival.

おど（り） odori · kun reading

踊おどり
dance
町の 踊おどりを見に行きます。
I go to see the town's dance.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.