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舞踏会 (ぶとうかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Kanji 踏 step, trample, carry through 會 meet, party, association Report an issue with this page
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She wore a beautiful dress at the ball.
The dance continued until late at night.
ダンスパーティー A more casual dance party, often less formal than 舞踏会.
舞ぶ 踏とう Refers to the act of dancing itself, especially artistic or butoh dance, not the event.
Written forms 舞ぶ 踏とう 会かい
Standard modern spelling.
舞ぶ 踏とう 會かい
out-dated kanji form
Old character form; not used in modern Japanese.
Etymology Compound of 舞踏 (dancing) and 会 (gathering). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Meiji era for Western-style balls.
