演舞|えんぶenbu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verbdance performance
Conjugation
Dictionary form演舞する(えんぶする)
Polite (masu)演舞します(えんぶします)
Negative (nai)演舞しない(えんぶしない)
polite (masen)演舞しません(えんぶしません)
classical zu / nu演舞せず・演舞せぬ(えんぶせず・えんぶせぬ)
Past (ta)演舞した(えんぶした)
polite (mashita)演舞しました(えんぶしました)
Past negative (nakatta)演舞しなかった(えんぶしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)演舞しませんでした(えんぶしませんでした)
Te form演舞して(えんぶして)
Potential演舞できる(えんぶできる)
Passive演舞される(えんぶされる)
Causative演舞させる(えんぶさせる)
Causative passive演舞させられる(えんぶさせられる)
Conditional (ba)演舞すれば(えんぶすれば)
tara演舞したら(えんぶしたら)
Volitional演舞しよう(えんぶしよう)
polite (mashou)演舞しましょう(えんぶしましょう)
Imperative演舞しろ(えんぶしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related舞踏ぶとうWrittenWritten term for dancing, especially Western-style dance; a ball is 「舞踏会」. Unlike 「演舞」, it does not imply performing before an audience.
  • RelatedダンスNeutralEveryday loanword for dancing. 「演舞」 typically refers to performing traditional or festival dances, so it would sound odd for casual dancing.
  • Related乱舞らんぶNeutralWild, boisterous dancing with a lively feel; also used figuratively of things swirling about, as in 「蝶が乱舞する」.
  • Related舞い躍るまいおどるNeutralA verb for dancing gracefully or fluttering about; it stresses the look of the movement, while 「演舞」 is a noun for a dance performed for an audience.
  • Related舞蹈ぶとうWrittenMeans dance; homophonous with 「舞踏」 but an older written form.

Use 「演舞」 for a dance performed before an audience, as in festival 「よさこい演舞」; a martial-arts performance is written 「演武」. For everyday dancing say 「ダンス」; in formal prose dance is 「舞踏」, and a Western-style ball is 「舞踏会」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 舞まいを演えんじて人ひとに披露ひろうすること。
  2. 舞まいを練習れんしゅうすること。
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