# 踊 — Dance

Frequency rank 1432 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 軸 (Axis), less common than 潰 (Crush).

- On’yomi: よう
- Kun’yomi: おど
- Radical: 足 Foot (Kangxi 157)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A foot on the left steps alongside the dance radical on the right — when your foot follows the dance, your whole body moves in dance.

In words:

- 踊り おどり — a dance
- 踊る おどる — to dance

[Study 踊](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E8%B8%8A)

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