舞: dance

舞 wǔ

noun | verb
: to dance
: dance
: to wield; to brandish

Kun Reading

舞 | まい mai

noun
: dancing; dance

舞う | まう mau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
: to flutter about; to revolve

舞台 wu3tai2: stage; arena; fig. in the limelight
[ぶたい butai: stage (theatre, theater)
: scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)]

舞蹈 wu3dao3: dance (performance art); dancing
[ぶとう butau: dancing]

舞會[会] wu3hui4: dance; ball; party

舞廳[厅] wu3ting1: dance hall; ballroom

舞弊 wu3bi4: fraud

跳舞 tiao4wu3: to dance

鼓舞 gu3wu3: heartening (news); to boost (morale)
[こぶ kobu: inspiration; encouragement]

飛[飞]舞 fei1wu3: to flutter; to dance in the breeze

芭蕾舞 ba1lei3wu3: ballet (loanword)

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
舞を舞う | まいをまう mai o mau
: to dance; to perform a dance

舞台に立つ | ぶたいにたつ butai ni tatsu
: to appear on the stage

仕舞うた | しもうた shimouta
: damn it! damn! oops! oh dear! oh no!

舞台に掛ける | ぶたいにかける butai ni kakeru
: to put on stage

一人舞台 | ひとりぶたい hitori butai
: (yoji) performing solo (by oneself); having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivaled)

起居振舞 | たちいふるまい tachii furumai
: (yoji) movements; behavior; bearing; deportment; manners; demeanor

鼓舞激励 | こぶげきれい kobu gekirei
: (yoji) encouragement

陣中見舞 | じんちゅうみまい jinchuu mimai
: (yoji) visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support

寒中見舞い | かんちゅうみまい kanchuu mimai
: (yoji) winter greeting card; inquiring after someone’s health in the cold season

火事見舞い | かじみまい kaji mimai
: (yoji) post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one’s sympathy after a fire

病気見舞い | びょうきみまい byouki mimai
: (yoji) get-well card (gift, letter)
: visit to (inquiry after) a sick person

清水の舞台から飛び下りる | きよみずのぶたいからとびおりる kiyomizu no butai kara tobi oriru
: to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple

暑中お見舞い申し上げます | しょちゅうおみまいもうしあげます shochuu o mimai moushi agemasu
: (humble language) midsummer greetings; to inquiry after someone’s health in the hot season

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
聞雞起舞 [闻鸡起舞] wen2 ji1 qi3 wu3
: to start practicing at the first crow of the cock; to be diligent in one’s studies

令人鼓舞 ling4 ren2 gu3 wu3
: encouraging; heartening

能歌善舞 neng2 ge1 shan4 wu3
: can sing and dance; fig. a person of many talents

載歌且舞 [载歌且舞] zai4 ge1 qie3 wu3
: and dancing; festive celebrations

鶯歌燕舞 [莺歌燕舞] ying1 ge1 yan4 wu3
: warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds

龍飛鳳舞 [龙飞凤舞] long2 fei1 feng4 wu3
: or bold cursive calligraphy

長袖善舞 [长袖善舞] chang2 xiu4 shan4 wu3
: long sleeves help one dance beautifully; money and power will help you in any occupation