舞踏
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See also: 舞蹈
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 舞 | 踏 |
| ぶ Grade: S |
とう Grade: S |
| kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 舞蹈 (dated) |
Etymology
From 暗黒舞踏 (ankoku butō, “dark dance”) = 暗黒 (ankoku, “dark, darkness”) + 舞踏 (butō, “dance”), from 暗黒舞踊 (ankoku buyō, “darkness dance”), by replacing 舞踊 (buyō, “(classical Japanese) dance”) with the archaic 舞踏 (butō, “dance”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
- butoh, a form of Japanese contemporary dance.
- 竜との舞踏
- Ryū tono Butō
- A Dance with Dragons
- 1921, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Shanhai Yūki [Shanghai Travelogue]:
- 竜との舞踏
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
舞踏する • (butō suru) ←ぶたふ (butafu)?intransitive suru (stem 舞踏し (butō shi), past 舞踏した (butō shita))
- to dance butoh
Conjugation
Conjugation of "舞踏する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 舞踏し | ぶとうし | butō shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 舞踏し | ぶとうし | butō shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 舞踏する | ぶとうする | butō suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 舞踏する | ぶとうする | butō suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 舞踏すれ | ぶとうすれ | butō sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 舞踏せよ¹ 舞踏しろ² |
ぶとうせよ¹ ぶとうしろ² |
butō seyo¹ butō shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 舞踏される | ぶとうされる | butō sareru | |
| Causative | 舞踏させる 舞踏さす |
ぶとうさせる ぶとうさす |
butō saseru butō sasu | |
| Potential | 舞踏できる | ぶとうできる | butō dekiru | |
| Volitional | 舞踏しよう | ぶとうしよう | butō shiyō | |
| Negative | 舞踏しない | ぶとうしない | butō shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 舞踏せず | ぶとうせず | butō sezu | |
| Formal | 舞踏します | ぶとうします | butō shimasu | |
| Perfective | 舞踏した | ぶとうした | butō shita | |
| Conjunctive | 舞踏して | ぶとうして | butō shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 舞踏すれば | ぶとうすれば | butō sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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