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่
Dance, Perform
ใพ-ใ (ma-u), ใพใ (mai)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
Traditional Japanese dances, such as those performed during festivals and in Kabuki, often use the kanji ่. It also appears in words like ่ๅฐ (stage).
Memory Trick
Imagine a DANCER gracefully spinning across a STAGE while colorful cherry blossom petals dance through the air.
Readings
Onyomi: ใ (bu)
Kunyomi: ใพ-ใ (ma-u), ใพใ (mai)
Example Words
่ใ
ใพใ (mau)
To dance
่ๅฐ
ใถใใ (butai)
Stage
ๆฅๆฌ่่ธ
ใซใปใใถใใ (nihon buyou)
Traditional Japanese dance
่
ใพใ (mai)
Dance
Example Sentence
ๆกใฎ ่ฑใณใใ ็ฉบใซ ่ใฃใฆใใพใใ
ใใใใฎ ใฏใชใณใใ ใใใซ ใพใฃใฆใใพใใ
sakura no hanabira ga sora ni matteimasu
Cherry blossom petals are dancing through the sky.