Meaning

Primary

To Dance

Alternative

To Flutter

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means dance and the verb vocab version means to dance, as well as to flutter.

Reading

まう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Who is the greatest dancer of them all? China's previous ruler, Mao (まう).

Context

Context Sentences

彼氏の部屋、埃がすっごい舞ってて最悪だったんだけど、綺麗な花びらが舞っているんだって思い込むように頑張ってみたさ。ま、無理だったけど。

In my boyfriend’s room a bunch of dust was fluttering about and it was disgusting, so I tried to imagine that they were beautiful petals fluttering about instead. It didn’t work.

Kanji Composition