舞う【まう】
Frequency rank: 2,549. – 2,550.
- to dance (orig. a whirling dance)see also 踊る
- to flutter about; to revolve
Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 舞う【まう】Frequency rank: 2,549. – 2,550.
- まうFrequency rank: 31,342. – 31,636.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
- to flutter about; to revolve
This meaning refers to the act of dancing, often implying a graceful or flowing motion, typically associated with performances or artistic expressions.
This meaning describes a light, airy, or swirling motion, often used for things like leaves, feathers, or even insects moving gracefully in the air.
Generated collocations (experimental)
まう舞うをするto perform a danceゆうが優雅にまう舞うto dance gracefullyまいあがる舞い上がるto soar upはなびら花びらがまう舞うflower petals flutteringぶとうかい舞踏会ball (as in a formal dance)まい舞のけいこ稽古dance practiceぶよう舞踊をたのしむ楽しむto enjoy a danceてんし天使のようにまう舞うto dance like an angelこころ心をまわせる舞わせるto lift one's spirits (to make one's heart dance)まいちる舞い散るゆき雪falling snowflakes
Example sentences
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1. ひとのこえ声ににた似たぶきみ不気味ななきごえ鳴き声、しっこく漆黒のはね羽、しにく死肉をついばむ啄むすがた姿などから、からす鴉はふこう不幸にまいおりる舞い降りるふきつ不吉なとり鳥としてせかい世界にしられています知られています。
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
Those two are blindly enraptured with each other right now but they say first meeting someone is the first step toward goodbye. I wonder if they're aware of that.
It looks like cherry blossom-viewing season is at an end. You can see the petals fluttering down.
The swallows continued to disperse across the sky, until they had faded completely from our sight.
9. はなび花火のふぃなあれフィナーレをかざった飾ったきごう「しだれやなぎしだれ柳きごう」は、よぞら夜空にはなやか華やかにまいあがり舞い上がり、ゆるやか緩やかなこをえがき弧を描きながらゆっくりとたれさがって垂れ下がって、やがてそのかれん可憐なすがたをけして姿を消していった。
The Firework's displays final "Weeping Willow" display brilliantly launched into the night sky, slowly dripping down as it drew a gentle slope until finally its blossoming figure gradually vanished.