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Kanji Detail for 躍 - "to leap"

躍

  • Meaning

    躍 means "to leap." Also associated with excited, swift.

    1. To leap - To jump up; to spring up. Example

    2. Excited - Heart pounding with excitement.

    3. Swift - Running fast; leaping and running.

  • Words using 躍

    • 活躍 かつやく Listen activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation
    • 飛躍 ひやく Listen leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world
    • 躍進 やくしん Listen making rapid progress; making great advances; rush
    • 一躍 いちやく Listen suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately
    • 躍り おどり Listen leaping; jumping; spring
    • 躍起 やっき Listen desperate; frantic; excited
    • 躍動 やくどう Listen lively motion; throb
    • 跳躍 ちょうやく Listen jump; leap; skip

  • Four-character idioms with 躍

    • 暗中飛躍 あんちゅうひやく Listen behind-the-scenes maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manoeuvering; secret maneuvers
    • 欣喜雀躍 きんきじゃくやく Listen jump up for joy
    • 歓喜雀躍 かんきじゃくやく Listen jumping with joy
    • 面目躍如 めんもくやくじょ Listen demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name
    • 鳶飛魚躍 えんぴぎょやく Listen all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely; as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities

  • Tattoo check: 躍

    • Verified meaning: to leap
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おどり, やく)
    • Also carries these associations: excited, swift

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 躍

    Given names 躍(おどり)Listen

    Surnames 躍(やく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    leap; dance; skip

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    skip, jump, frolic

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to jump; to leap

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to skip, to jump, to frolic

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To jump. Such as saying 踴躍 (leap). Also joy is called 躍. 雀躍 (jump for joy). Meaning being so happy that one leaps and dances. | Making a show of readiness. Such as saying 躍躍欲試 (eager to try).

  • Onyomi

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    yaku(ヤク) ヤク

  • Kunyomi

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    odo.ru(おど-る) おど-る

  • Strokes

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    21 strokes

  • Radical

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    足 (ashi・ashihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to leap excited swift excitement jump bound speed dance bounce dash frolic hop hurdle prance skip spring sprint lively active

Sentences including 躍

  • He was so happy he did a little dance.

  • I see you're doing very well in your business.

  • All the way to the top.

  • She suddenly became famous.

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