飛ぶ

とぶ

tobu

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to fly; to soar — 飛ぶ
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tobu

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
Godan verb w/ ぶ ending
Godan verb with 'bu' ending
Godan verb w/ ぶ ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
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  1. to fly; to soar

    EXAMPLE
    (とり)はなぜ()べるの?
    Why can birds fly?
  2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop

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

    EXAMPLE
    (あぶら)()ぶので()をつけて()げてください
    As oil will spatter, please be careful with deep frying
  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)

What does 飛ぶ mean in English?

  1. to fly; to soar(v5b, vi)
  2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop(v5b, vi)
  3. to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)(v5b, vi)
  4. to hurry; to rush(v5b, vi)
  5. to flee; to run off; to escape(v5b, vi)
  6. to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out(v5b, vi)
  7. to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)(v5b, vi)
  8. to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)(v5b, vi)
  9. to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)(v5b, vi)
  10. to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)(v5b, vi)

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飛ぶ (tobu)