🌏 Region(s): Honshu (Standard)
まい【舞・舞い】 : mai | define meaning
mai
Pronunciation: [mai]
Definition
Noun
- Dance or dancing, especially traditional Japanese-style dancing performed for a public.
Etymology
Originally used to describe a dance consisting of moving around in circles. Derived from the nominal form of the verb まう【舞う】 mau "to dance", also linked to the verb まわる【回る・廻る】 mawaru "to turn; to revolve".
Notes
The spelling 【舞い】 mai is used more frequently in expressions (such as キリキリ舞い kirikiri mai "round and round" or 振る舞い furu mai "behaviour") and in verbal constructions, while 【舞】 mai is used to signal the noun alone.
意味：まい【舞】、まうこと【舞うこと】
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