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舞う (まう): to dance, to flutter about, to revolve — Japanese vocabulary

舞う is read まう and means "to dance, to flutter about, to revolve". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

舞う

Reading
まう · mau
Translation
to dance, to flutter about, to revolve
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
まうがまうが

Example

秋風に舞う木の葉のようだ。

あきかぜにまうこのはのようだ。

Like a leaf in the autumn breeze.

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