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舞 means 'dance'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 633   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Challenge set: 6    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 29    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 69 words   Used in 193 words   Used in 759 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ブ
Kun
   まう to dance   まい dance
Notes
Traditional Japanese dance may seem tangential to your life, but it has connections to the gods, so don't overlook it! Also, 舞 is a core part of Nihongo, factoring into terms for bustling activity, story settings, being in the limelight, behaving well or badly, treating others to meals, visiting the sick, seasonal greeting cards, and closing up shop, as well as the words for kabuki and butoh.
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Components
⿱  無 not  舛 oppose  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 舞 is used 8 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 舞 is used 184 times, read 3 ways.
ブ : 97 words FIND ALL
noun
1. stage (theatre, theater)
2. scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
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まい : 41 words FIND ALL
noun
dancing; dance
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まう : 46 words FIND ALL
1. visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters  (see also: お見舞い, 見舞い客)
noun
2. get-well gifts; get-well letters  (see also: 見舞い品)
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Additional data
Henshall: 1761  Joy o' Kanji : 1761  Key to Kanji: - 

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舞
ブ   まう to dance   まい dance   
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無
ム   ブ   ない not   
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舛
oppose; opposite   
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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2
タ
katakana 'ta'
K
ヰ
wheel around   うぃ katakana 'wi' (nearly obsolete)   
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