舞踏

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See also: 舞蹈

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
とう
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
舞蹈 (dated)
 暗黒舞踏 on Japanese Wikipedia
 butoh on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From (あん)(こく)()(とう) (ankoku butō, dark dance) = (あん)(こく) (ankoku, dark, darkness) + ()(とう) (butō, dance), from (あん)(こく)()(よう) (ankoku buyō, darkness dance), by replacing ()(よう) (buyō, (classical Japanese) dance) with the archaic ()(とう) (butō, dance).[1]

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(とう) (butōぶたふ (butafu)?

  1. butoh, a form of Japanese contemporary dance.
    (りゅう)との()(とう)
    Ryū tono Butō
    A Dance with Dragons

Derived terms

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Verb

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()(とう)する (butō suruぶたふ (butafu)?intransitive suru (stem ()(とう) (butō shi), past ()(とう)した (butō shita))

  1. to dance butoh

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Kurihara, Nanako. The Most Remote thing in the Universe: Critical Analysis of Hijikata Tatsumi's Butoh Dance. Diss. New York U, 1996. Ann Arbor: UMI, 1996. 9706275
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN