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What does 舞う (まう, mau) mean?

舞う (まう, mau) means to dance; to flutter, to swirl (in the wind).

Quick facts
Readingまう
Romajimau
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
まう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmau

to dance; to flutter, to swirl (in the wind)

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

Example sentences

  • The cherry blossom petals dance in the wind.

  • A dancer moving gracefully on stage.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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