踊る

Meanings

1. to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
2. to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

Part of speech: godan verb (る), intransitive

Kanji

• 踊

  Meanings

  jump, dance, leap, skip

  On reading

  ヨウ

  Kun reading

  おど.る

  Strokes

  14

Example sentences

• なぜ彼と踊らなかったの？

  Why didn't you dance with him?

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