Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to dance (orig. a whirling dance).
  2. to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
舞う まう

Contained Kanji 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