Meaning

Primary

To Dance

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.

Reading

おどる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.

Context

Context Sentences

海の中の魚達は、みんな太鼓の音に合わせて一斉に踊り出しました。

All the fish in the sea started dancing to the sound of the drum.

Kanji Composition