fly, skip (pages), scatter

About this kanji

The kanji 飛, pronounced as ひ in on'yomi and とぶ or とばす in kun'yomi, primarily means "to fly" or "to skip." It is often used as a verb. Common compounds include 飛行 (ひこう), meaning "flight," 飛行機 (ひこうき) for "airplane," and 飛躍 (ひやく), which translates to "leap" or "jump forward." Another usage is in the context of sports with 犠飛 (ぎひ), which refers to a "sacrifice fly" in baseball. A quick note: In everyday conversation, 飛 is often used metaphorically to describe anything that moves swiftly or suddenly.

Example sentences

• 鳥が空を飛んでいる。

  A bird is flying in the sky.

Meanings across languages

English

fly, skip (pages), scatter

Tiếng Việt

bay

日本語

飛ぶ

한국어

날다

中文

飞

id

terbang

th

บิน

es

volar

fr

voler

de

fliegen

pt

voar

Common compounds

• 飛行ひこうflight, flying, aviation
• 飛躍ひやくleap, jump, stepping out into the wider world
• 犠飛ぎひsacrifice fly
• 飛行機ひこうきairplane, aeroplane, plane
• 飛ばしとばしselling or divesting in unwanted stocks, hiding bad loans
• 飛ぶとぶto fly, to soar, to jump
• 飛球ひきゅうfly (ball)
• 飛車ひしゃrook, hisha