Tobasu

JLPT N3

飛ばす (Tobasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to let fly, to make fly, to send flying, to blow off (e.g. in the wind)”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto let fly; to make fly; to send flying; to blow off (e.g. in the wind); to launch; to fire
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto skip over; to leave out; to omit; to drop (e.g. a stitch); to fast-forward
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto run fast; to drive fast; to gallop
  4. godan verb, transitive verbto spray; to splash; to spatter
  5. godan verb, transitive verbto say without reservation; to call out (e.g. a jeer); to rattle off (e.g. a joke)
  6. godan verb, transitive verbto spread (e.g. a rumour); to circulate; to send out (a message); to issue (e.g. an appeal)

Examples

  • The house was carried away by strong winds.

  • I had my hat blown off by the wind.

  • We got our roof blown off in the typhoon.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 飛ばす

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