hop, leap up, spring, jerk
Also: prance, buck, splash, sputter, snap
On'yomi (音読み)
- チョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- は.ねる
- と.ぶ
- -と.び
About this kanji
The kanji 跳, pronounced as "ちょう" in on'yomi and "はねる" or "とぶ" in kun'yomi, primarily means to hop, leap, or spring up. It is commonly used as a verb, such as in 跳ねる (はねる), which means "to jump." You can also see it in compounds like 跳躍 (ちょうやく), meaning "jump," or even in athletic terms like 走り高跳び (はしりたかとび), which translates to "high jump." Interestingly, this kanji can evoke a sense of energy and lightness in movement. Just keep in mind that it often conveys a sense of upward motion or quick, spring-like actions.
Example sentences
彼は高く跳んだ。
He jumped high.
Meanings across languages
- English
- hop, leap up, spring, jerk, prance, buck, splash, sputter, snap
- Tiếng Việt
- nhảy lên
- 日本語
- 跳ぶ
- 한국어
- 뛰다
- 中文
- 跳
- id
- melompat, loncat
- th
- กระโดด, ข้าม
- es
- saltar, brinco
- fr
- saut, bond
- de
- Sprung, Hüpfen
- pt
- salto, pular
Common compounds
- 跳躍ちょうやくjump, leap, skip
- 跳ねるはねるto jump, to leap, to prance
- 走り高跳びはしりたかとび(running) high jump
- 走り幅跳びはしりはばとびlong jump
- 跳馬ちょうばlong horse (for vaulting)
- 三段跳びさんだんとびtriple jump, hop, step and jump
- 棒高跳びぼうたかとびpole vault
- 跳ね返るはねかえるto rebound, to recoil, to spring back up
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