Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

()to fly, to soar

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    1. う-verb (ぶ), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to fly, to soar

        esp. 飛ぶ
      2. 2.

        to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop

        esp. 跳ぶ
      3. 3.

        to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)

      4. 4.

        to hurry, to rush

      5. 5.

        to flee, to run off, to escape

      6. 6.

        to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out

      7. 7.

        to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse)

      8. 8.

        to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)

      9. 9.

        to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)

      10. 10.

        to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)

    All Forms

    飛ぶ 【とぶ】跳ぶ 【とぶ】翔ぶ 【とぶ】

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    Examples

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      (とり)(そら)()

      A bird flies in the sky.

      • N5

      このボールはよく()びます。

      This ball flies well.

      • N5

      (ぼく)(そら)()びたいです。

      I want to fly in the sky too.

      • N5

      子供(こども)(おや)に:「モモンガは()でしょう?」

      Child to parent: 'Flying squirrels fly, right?'

      • N5

      (わたし)いつ(そら)()んでみたいです。

      I would love to fly someday too.

      • N4
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