踴 [踊] yǒng
: leap; jump
Kun Reading
踊り | おどり odori
noun
: dance
踊る | おどる odoru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
踊らす | おどらす odorasu
godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to manipulate
: to let one dance
On Reading
ヨウ you
踴躍 [踊跃] yong3yue4: to leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically
[踊躍 | ようやく youyaku: leaping with joy; jumping about]
Japanese expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
踊子 | おどりこ odoriko: dancer (usu. female)
舞踊 | ぶよう buyou: dancing; dance
笛吹けども踊らず | ふえふけどもおどらず fuefuke domo odorazu
: We have piped unto you and ye have not danced
踊る阿呆に見る阿呆 | おどるあほうにみるあほう odoru ahou ni miru ahou
: dancing fool, watching fool. You’re a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; all fools, so let’s all dance
雀百迄踊り忘れず | すずめひゃくまでおどりわすれず
suzume hyakumade odori wasurezu
: What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
形声 Pictophonetic.
足 (zu2: foot radical 157) suggest the meaning while
勇 (yong3: brave) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
踊. Created as unique simplification #299 (踴 » 踊) via omission of part of the traditional character.
Examples:
踊ってもらえますか。
おどってもらえますか odotte moraemasuka
Would you like to dance?
