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Kanji Detail for 跳 - "to jump"

跳

  • Meaning

    跳 means "to jump." Also associated with to stumble, to run fast.

    1. To jump - To leap up; to spring; to fly; to soar.

    2. To stumble - To trip.

    3. To run fast - To dash quickly.

    4. To make jump - To cause to leap; to send flying.

    5. To flee - To run away.

    6. To end - For performances to finish.

    7. Splash - Mud splattered on clothes.

  • Words using 跳

    • 走り幅跳び はしりはばとび Listen long jump
    • 跳躍 ちょうやく Listen jump; leap; skip
    • 走り高跳び はしりたかとび Listen (running) high jump
    • 跳ねる はねる Listen to jump; to leap; to prance

  • Four-character idioms with 跳

    • 跋扈跳梁 ばっこちょうりょう Listen evildoers being rampant and roaming at will
    • 跳梁跋扈 ちょうりょうばっこ Listen being rampant; domination

  • Tattoo check: 跳

    • Verified meaning: to jump
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to stumble, to run fast

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hop; leap up; spring; jerk; prance; buck; splash; sputter; snap

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to hop, to skip; to jump, to leap; to vault; to dance

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

    Bringing both feet together and leaping off the ground.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ha.neru(は-ねる) は-ねる

    tobi(とび) とび

    tobu(と-ぶ) と-ぶ

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    足 (ashi・ashihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to jump to stumble to run fast end of performance escape mud splatter splash leap hop bounce spring bound skip vault dash sprint

Sentences including 跳

  • How can i jump so high?

  • She can jump high.

  • Jump as high as you can.

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