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飛ぶ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 飛ぶ

飛ぶ
跳ぶ
とぶ
翔ぶ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #689
1

Esp. 飛ぶ

to fly; to soar

Examples
飛行機は山の上を飛んだ。
The plane flew over the mountain.
2

Esp. 跳ぶ

to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop

Examples
君はどのくらい高く跳べますか。
How high can you jump?
3

to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)

4

to hurry; to rush

Examples
彼女は良い知らせを持って学校から家にとんで帰ったあの秋の日のことを考えた。彼女はリレーチームの選手に選ばれたのだった。
She thought of the fine autumn day when she had rushed home from school with the good news; she was chosen to be on the relay team.
5

to flee; to run off; to escape

6

to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out

7

to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)

Examples
ヒューズが飛んだ。
A fuse has blown.
8

to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)

Examples
首相が重病だといううわさが飛んでいる。
Word is passing that the Prime Minister is seriously ill.
9

to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)

10

to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)

Examples
彼の話はいろいろなところへ飛ぶ。
He frequently jumps from one topic to another while he is talking.

Kanji in this Word

飛
9 strokes
Frequency: 580
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

fly
skip (pages)
scatter

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
と.ぶ
と.ばす
-と.ばす
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
あす
とび
跳
13 strokes
Frequency: 1716
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

hop
leap up
spring
jerk
prance
buck
splash
sputter
snap

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チョウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
は.ねる
と.ぶ
-と.び
翔
12 strokes
Frequency: 1936
JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

soar
fly

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かけ.る
と.ぶ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
か
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