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Where does “舞踏” come from?

舞踏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 暗黒舞踏, from Japanese 暗黒舞踊 — darkness dance.

舞踏 (Japanese): butoh, a form of Japanese contemporary dance

Definitions

  1. butoh, a form of Japanese contemporary dance

Ancestry of “舞踏”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese暗黒舞踏dark dance
2Japanese暗黒舞踊darkness dance

Words derived from “舞踏”

  • butoh
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