舞踏|ぶとうbutou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdance (esp. Western style); dancing
    机つくえの上うえに舞踏ぶとうについての本ほんがある。↗
    There is a book on dancing on the desk.
Conjugation
Dictionary form舞踏する(ぶとうする)
Polite (masu)舞踏します(ぶとうします)
Negative (nai)舞踏しない(ぶとうしない)
polite (masen)舞踏しません(ぶとうしません)
classical zu / nu舞踏せず・舞踏せぬ(ぶとうせず・ぶとうせぬ)
Past (ta)舞踏した(ぶとうした)
polite (mashita)舞踏しました(ぶとうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)舞踏しなかった(ぶとうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)舞踏しませんでした(ぶとうしませんでした)
Te form舞踏して(ぶとうして)
Potential舞踏できる(ぶとうできる)
Passive舞踏される(ぶとうされる)
Causative舞踏させる(ぶとうさせる)
Causative passive舞踏させられる(ぶとうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)舞踏すれば(ぶとうすれば)
tara舞踏したら(ぶとうしたら)
Volitional舞踏しよう(ぶとうしよう)
polite (mashou)舞踏しましょう(ぶとうしましょう)
Imperative舞踏しろ(ぶとうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymダンスNeutralLoanword for dancing; the everyday default, covering all kinds of modern dance. 「舞踏」 is the more bookish word.
  • Synonym舞踊ぶようNeutralGeneral term for dance as an art, taking in Japanese dance and ballet; fairly formal. 「舞踏」 is a bookish word for dancing itself.
  • Synonym舞まいNeutralA dance, as in 「能の舞」「獅子舞」; used mostly for Japanese traditional performance, though it can also mean dance in general.
  • Synonym踊りおどりNeutralNative word for dancing and the everyday favourite, as in 「盆踊り」「踊りを習う」; 「舞踏」 sounds written by comparison.
  • Related舞うまうNeutralA verb: to dance, and also to whirl or flutter through the air, as in 「桜が舞う」 — a sense 「舞踏」 does not have.
  • Related演舞えんぶNeutralA dance performance, typically at festivals or on stage; martial-arts displays are normally written 「演武」.
  • Related乱舞らんぶNeutralWild, boisterous dancing, with the emphasis on leaping about to one's heart's content; 「舞踏」 is a plain word for dancing.
  • Related舞い躍るまいおどるWrittenTo dance and leap about joyfully; a written-style word, and rare even in prose.

Use 「舞踏」 for dance or dancing in a written, slightly formal flavour, as in 「舞踏会」「暗黒舞踏」. For everyday talk about dancing pick 「ダンス」 or 「踊り」; for dance as an art overall use 「舞踊」; for traditional Japanese dance, 「舞」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 踊おどりを踊おどること。舞い踊まいおどること。ダンス。洋舞ようぶ。
  2. 叙位じょい、任官にんかん、賜たまもの禄ろくの際さいなどの感謝かんしゃの意いを表あらわし、左ひだり右左みぎひだりを行おこなう礼れい。拝舞はいぶ。
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