This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ブ、ま.う、-ま.う、まい
Romaji: bu, ma.u, -ma.u, mai
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dance, flit, circle, wheel

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  136
Frequency:  655
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-13
Korean Reading:  mu
Chinese Reading:  wu3
Unicode:  821e
JIS:  4971

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2146
Nelson Index: 3862
New Nelson Index: 4926
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a15.1
Four Corner Index: 8025.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1761
Gakken Index: 746
Japanese Names Index: 2391
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30342P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0478
Remembering the kanji Index: 1774
Kanji Flashcards Index: 856
Kodansha Compact Index: 1807
Kanji in Context Index: 981
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1358
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1844
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1790
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1912
Essential Kanji Index: 1003
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2666
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2355
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1796

Words

(まい)
dancing; dance
歌舞伎 (かぶき)
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
見舞う (みまう)
to ask after (health); to visit
舞踏 (ぶとう)
dancing; contemporary performance dance
舞子 (まいこ、ぶぎ)
apprentice geisha; dancing girl
舞台 (ぶたい)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
舞踊 (ぶよう)
dancing; dance
舞う (まう)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
振る舞い (ふるまい)
behavior; behaviour; conduct
初舞台 (はつぶたい)
debut; initial stage appearance
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