The kanji 躍: meaning, readings and stroke order

躍

Meaning: leap, be excited
On reading: ヤク yaku
Kun reading: おど（る） odoru
Strokes: 21
Radical: 足 foot
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhảy lên, rộn ràng (dược)
Japanese: とびあがる。こころがはずむ。
Korean: 뛰어오르다, 두근거리다 (약)
Chinese: 跳跃、激动 (跃)

Readings, words and example sentences

ヤク yaku · on reading

活かつ躍やく
doing great, playing an active part
試合で大いに 活かつ躍やくしました。
He did really well in the game.

おど（る） odoru · kun reading · less common

躍おどる
to leap (with joy)
うれしくて心が 躍おどります。
I am so happy that my heart leaps.

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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.