舞踏

ぶとう

dance (esp. Western style); dancing

What does 舞踏 mean?

舞踏 is a Japanese noun meaning dance (esp. Western style); dancing in English. It is written as 舞踏 in kanji, ぶとう in hiragana, and butou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

机の上に舞踏についての本がある。

There is a book on dancing on the desk.