Word Meaning 舞う
まう
mau
舞う is read as まう (mau) and means to dance (orig. a whirling dance).
Meaning
English
- to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
- to whirl (in the wind)
- to flutter (about)
- to swirl
- to fly
- to circle
- to wheel
Reading
Kana
まう
Romaji
mau
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
5その蝶は庭を舞うように飛んでいた。
そのちょうはにわをまうようにとんでいた。
The butterfly flew through the garden as if dancing.
年齢相応に振る舞うようにしなさい。
Try to act your age.
彼女は良家で育てられたかのように振る舞う。
She behaves as if she had been brought up in a good family.
どうして私のことを知らないみたいに振る舞うの？
Why are you acting like you don't know me?
かつて、男性は「男らしく」、女性は「女らしく」振る舞うことを強要された時代があった。
There was once a time when men were forced to act manly and women forced to act in a feminine manner.
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