| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 飛ぶ | とぶ |
Pronunciation: tobu
How to Say It Outloud: toe-boo
Usage: This word means to fly and can be used for birds, airplanes, or even metaphorical flying like 'flying in a dream'.
Example Sentence Japanese:
鳥は空を飛ぶ。
鳥は空を飛ぶ。Example Sentence English:The bird flies in the sky.
The bird flies in the sky.Dictionary
飛ぶとぶCommon wordjlpt-n2jlpt-n5
Godan verb with 'bu' endingIntransitive verb
- to fly; to soar
Intransitive verb
- to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
Intransitive verb
- to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
Intransitive verb
- to hurry; to rush
Intransitive verb
- to flee; to run off; to escape
Intransitive verb
- to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out
Intransitive verb
- to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)
Intransitive verb
- to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
Intransitive verb
- to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
Intransitive verb
- to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
飛球ひきゅうCommon word
Noun- fly (ball)
蝿はえCommon word
Noun- fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha)
- person of no worth; pisher; scrub
飛ばすとばすCommon wordjlpt-n3
Godan verb with 'su' endingTransitive verb
- to let fly; to make fly; to send flying; to blow off (e.g. in the wind); to launch; to fire; to hurl; to shoot
Transitive verb
- to skip over; to leave out; to omit; to drop (e.g. a stitch)
Transitive verb
- to run fast; to drive fast; to gallop
Transitive verb
- to spray; to splash; to spatter
Transitive verb
- to say without reservation; to call out (e.g. a jeer); to rattle off (e.g. a joke)
Transitive verb
- to spread (e.g. a rumour); to circulate; to send out (a message); to issue (e.g. an appeal)
Transitive verb
- to transfer (to a less important post); to send away (e.g. to a provincial branch); to demote
Transitive verb
- to dispatch quickly (e.g. a reporter)
Transitive verb
- to get rid of; to burn off (alcohol)
Transitive verb
- to attack (e.g. with a leg manoeuvre)
Godan verb with 'su' ending
- to do vigorously; to do roughly; to do energetically
飛行ひこうCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- flight; flying; aviation
掲げるかかげるCommon wordjlpt-n1
Ichidan verbTransitive verb
- to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag); to hoist; to raise; to display
Transitive verb
- to hold up high; to raise overhead
Transitive verb
- to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to hold up (an ideal); to parade (e.g. a slogan)
Transitive verb
- to publish; to print; to carry (e.g. an article)
Transitive verb
- to tuck up (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
Transitive verb
- to stoke (a fire); to fan (a flame)
社会の窓しゃかいのまど
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- fly (on trousers); flies; zipper
上げるあげるCommon wordjlpt-n4jlpt-n2jlpt-n5
Ichidan verbTransitive verb
- to raise; to elevate
Transitive verb
- to do up (one's hair)
Transitive verb
- to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to land (a boat)
Transitive verb
- to deep-fry
Transitive verb
- to show someone (into a room)
Transitive verb
- to give
Transitive verb
- to send someone (away)
Transitive verb
- to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
Transitive verb
- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
Transitive verb
- to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
Transitive verb
- to earn (something desirable)
Transitive verb
- to praise
Transitive verb
- to give (an example, etc.); to cite
Transitive verb
- to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to arrest
Transitive verb
- to nominate
Transitive verb
- to summon (for geishas, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to bear (a child)
Transitive verb
- to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
Intransitive verb
- (of the tide) to come in
Intransitive verb
Transitive verb
- to vomit
Ichidan verb
- to do for (the sake of someone else)
Ichidan verb
- to complete ...
Ichidan verb
- to humbly do ...
- Deep frying
飛び交うとびかうCommon word
Godan verb with 'u' endingIntransitive verb
- to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
掲揚けいようCommon word
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up
翔るかけるCommon wordjlpt-n1
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to soar; to fly
Intransitive verb
- to run; to dash
毛鉤けばり
Noun- (artificial) fly; fly lure
飛び出すとびだすCommon wordjlpt-n3
Godan verb with 'su' endingIntransitive verb
- to jump out; to leap out; to fly out; to run out; to rush out; to bolt out
Intransitive verb
- to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to come out
Intransitive verb
- to protrude; to project; to jut out; to stick out
Intransitive verb
- to leave (a company, one's hometown, etc.); to run away (from home); to cut ties with
Intransitive verb
- to start flying
舞うまうCommon wordjlpt-n1
Godan verb with 'u' endingIntransitive verb
- to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
Intransitive verb
- to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl; to fly; to circle; to wheel
翻るひるがえる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to flap; to fly
Intransitive verb
- to turn over; to flip over
Intransitive verb
- to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch; to alter; to flip
猩猩蠅しょうじょうばえ
Noun- fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae); vinegar fly; pomace fly; banana fly
- Drosophilidae
舞い上がるまいあがる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up
Intransitive verb
- to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
飛び回るとびまわる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
はえ座はえざ
Noun- Musca (constellation); the Fly
- Musca
凡打ぼんだ
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- easy fly; easy grounder
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