踊り|おどりodori[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundance
   私のガールフレンドは踊おどりがうまい。↗

   My girlfriend is a good dancer.

• SynonymダンスNeutralLoanword for dance, often Western or modern styles like 「社交ダンス」; 「踊り」 covers dance in general, including folk styles like 「盆踊り」.
• Synonym舞踏ぶとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Can mean Western-style dance (as in 「舞踏会」) and today also the Japanese avant-garde genre 「暗黒舞踏」; for everyday dance say 「踊り」.
• Synonym舞踊ぶようWrittenWritten/formal prose for dance as a performing art, e.g. 「日本舞踊」; more formal than 「踊り」.
• Synonym舞まいWrittenWritten/formal prose for traditional dance such as in Noh, built on turning and gliding movements; more elegant than 「踊り」.
• Synonym踊NeutralAbbreviated form of 「踊り」, seen mostly in compounds or on programs and signs, e.g. 「踊」 on a signboard.
• Related舞蹈ぶとうWrittenRead 「ぶとう」; written/formal prose for dance, a homophone of 「舞踏」 and rarely used today.

For dance in general, 「踊り」 is the default. Say 「ダンス」 for modern or Western dance, 「舞踊」 for dance as a performing art, 「舞」 for traditional elegant dance, and 「舞踏会」 for a ball; 「舞蹈」 is rare today.

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

1. 音楽おんがくに合あわせ踊おどること。ダンス、舞踊ぶよう、舞踏ぶとう
2. 踊り手おどりて自身じしんでリズムを作つくり踊おどること
3. 動悸どうきなど胸むねがどきどきする様さま
4. ひよめき、泉門いずみかど、おどりこ