noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
leaping with joy; jumping about
Rare literary word describing joyful leaping or dancing. In modern Japanese, the same meaning is usually expressed with phrases like 飛び跳ねて喜ぶ or 踊り上がる.
古い物語では、人々が吉報を聞いて踊躍する場面が描かれている。
In old tales, scenes are depicted where people leap with joy upon hearing good news.
Composed of 踊 (dance, leap) and 躍 (leap, jump). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a literary compound that has fallen out of common use.