Tobu

JLPT N5

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飛ぶ (Tobu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to fly, to soar, to jump, to leap”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto fly; to soaresp. 飛ぶ
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hopesp. 跳ぶ
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
  4. godan verb, intransitive verbto hurry; to rush
  5. godan verb, intransitive verbto flee; to run off; to escape
  6. godan verb, intransitive verbto disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out

Examples

  • Look before you leap.

  • Some fish fly.

  • Birds fly with their wings.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 飛ぶ

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