飛ぶ
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to fly; to soar (esp. 飛ぶ)
2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop (esp. 跳ぶ)
3. to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
4. to hurry; to rush
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)
8. to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
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)
Other spellings
跳ぶ
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
とぶ
Used in vocabulary
Examples168
彼
He frequently jumps from one topic to another while he is talking.
飛行機
The plane flew over the mountain.
君
How high can you jump?
ヒューズ
A fuse has blown.
首相
Word is passing that the Prime Minister is seriously ill.
彼女
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.