also: まいうど · まいにん
dancer; bugaku dancer
Primarily refers to a performer of bugaku (traditional court dance and music). Can also be used more broadly for a dancer in classical or ceremonial contexts.
The bugaku dancer danced gracefully to the gagaku music.
In this picture scroll, a dancer in colorful costume is depicted.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading まいびと is the most common modern pronunciation.
Historical reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Historical reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 舞 (mai, 'dance') and 人 (hito, 'person'), with rendaku voicing of 人 to びと. The alternative readings まいうど and まいにん are historical variants.