Word Meaning 縁の下の舞

えんのしたのまい en no shita no mai

縁の下の舞 is read as えんのしたのまい (en no shita no mai) and means off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple.

Meaning

English

  1. off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple
  2. hard work gone unnoticed
  3. thankless task
  4. a dance under a veranda

Reading

Kana

えんのしたのまい

Romaji

en no shita no mai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 94120 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

縁の下

えんのした

out of sight

額縁舞台

がくぶちぶたい

proscenium stage

縁起

えんぎ

dependent arising

ふち

rim

縁側

えんがわ

bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

縁談

えんだん

marriage proposal

縁日

えんにち

temple festival

縁切り

えんきり

separation

縁故

えんこ

relation

縁組

えんぐみ

adoption

縁結び

えんむすび

marriage