# 舞 — Dance

Frequency rank 617 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 推 (Infer), less common than 席 (Seat).

- On’yomi: ぶ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 舛 Oppose (Kangxi 136)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

The dance kanji shows a figure with sweeping horizontal strokes like outstretched arms and legs in motion — a dancer twirling with flowing sleeves.

In words:

- 舞う まう — to dance;to flutter about;to revolve
- 舞台 ぶたい — stage (theatre)
- お見舞い おみまい — calling on someone who is ill,enquiry

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