15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

dance, flit, circle, wheel

Kun'yomi
  • to dance (orig. a whirling dance) ②to whirl (in the wind)
  • -ま
  • dancing
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

-ま 43.1%
35.4%
まい 21.5%

Character Breakdown

dance, flit, circle
ま.う ブ まい (7th, N3)
nothingness, none, ain't
ム ブ な.い (4th)
person(人) variant
40, forty
シュウ よんじゅう しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
dancing radical (no. 136)
ブ セン まい (Kentei Pre-1)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

Common Words

stage (of a theater, concert hall, etc.) ②setting (of a story) ③sphere (of activity)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance) ②to whirl (in the wind)
dancing
calling on someone who is ill
to soar ②to make merry
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
boisterous dance
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References

Unicode hex code 821E
JIS X 0208 1-41-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3862
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4926
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2146
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2666
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1358
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1844
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1774
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1912
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 746
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2391
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1003
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30342P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1761
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 810
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 829
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 856
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1796
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 981
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1807
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1790
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a15.1
Four corner code 8025.1
De Roo Code 2355