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跳ぶ
tobu
Description
「跳ぶ」は、足で地面をけって、体を上や前に動かすことです。
"跳ぶ" means to push off the ground with your feet and move your body upward or forward.
うさぎやカエルの動きを言うときにもよく使います。
It is also often used to describe the movements of rabbits and frogs.
Meanings
跳ぶtobu
to jump; to leap; to spring off the ground
子どもが高く跳んだ。
The child jumped high.
跳ぶtobu
to hop or bound (as an animal)
カエルが池に跳んだ。
The frog jumped into the pond.
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Notes
- Nuance
跳ぶ stresses springing up from the ground, while 飛ぶ (same reading) means flying through the air.
- Etymology
written with 跳 (jump), distinguishing it from the homophone 飛ぶ (fly).
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