| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 舞 | まい | dancing, dance |
| 舞台 | ぶたい | stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.) |
| 歌舞伎 | かぶき | kabuki, Japanese classical drama |
| 舞踊 | ぶよう | dancing, dance |
| 見舞う | みまう | to ask after (health), to visit |
| 舞う | まう | to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about, to revolve |
| 見舞い | みまい | visiting ill or distressed people, writing get-well letters; get-well gifts, get-well letters; expression of sympathy, expression of concern, enquiry, inquiry |
| 舞台裏 | ぶたいうら | offstage, backstage, behind the scenes |
| 舞踏 | ぶとう | dancing |
| 初舞台 | はつぶたい | debut, initial stage appearance |