とぶ

飛 ぶ

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

    to fly, to soar
    esp. 飛ぶ

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

  2. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

    to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop
    esp. 跳ぶ

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

  3. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

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

  4. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

    to hurry, to rush

    • 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. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

    to flee, to run off, to escape

  6. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

    to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out

  7. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

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

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

  8. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

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

    • 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. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

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

  10. Godan verb with 'bu' ending, intransitive verb

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

    • 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.