舞う
まう · mau
To dance (orig. a whirling dance)
- to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel
Other ways to say “to dance” in Japanese →
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Example sentences
彼女は料理が得意で、よく友人を招いて夕食を振る舞う。
かのじょはりょうりがとくいで、よくゆうじんをまねてゆうしょくをふるまう。
She is good at cooking and often invites friends over for dinner.
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 舞いますまいます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 舞いませんまいません |
| Polite past (ました) | 舞いましたまいました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 舞いませんでしたまいませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 舞いましょうまいましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 舞いまい |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 舞いたいまいたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 舞いながらまいながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 舞ってまって |
| Plain past (た形) | 舞ったまった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 舞ったらまったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 舞っているまっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 舞わないまわない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 舞わなかったまわなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 舞わなくてまわなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 舞えるまえる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 舞えばまえば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 舞えまえ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 舞おうまおう |
| Passive (受身形) | 舞われるまわれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 舞わせるまわせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 舞わされるまわされる |
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What does 舞う mean?
To dance (orig. a whirling dance). It can also mean: to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel.
How do you pronounce 舞う?
まう (mau). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 舞う?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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