跳
跳·jump, bounce
- On-yomi
- チョウ
- Kun-yomi
- は(ねる)と(ぶ)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳ぶ | とぶ | to jump |
| 跳躍 | ちょうやく | leap, jumping |
| 跳ねる | はねる | to bounce, to splash up |
| 縄跳び | なわとび | jump rope |
Example sentences
子供たちが水たまりで跳ねている。
こどもたちがみずたまりではねている。
The children are splashing about in the puddle.
彼は三メートルも跳んだ。
かれはさんめーとるもとんだ。
He jumped a full three meters.
跳躍力を伸ばすための練習を毎日続けている。
ちょうやくりょくをのばすためのれんしゅうをまいにちつづけている。
He keeps up daily training to improve his jumping power.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Using 跳ぶ for flying — 飛ぶ is to fly, 跳ぶ is to jump off the ground
- Reading 跳躍 as とうやく — it is ちょうやく
Memory aid
Picture it
Foot 足 beside 兆, the pattern of cracks that shoot out across a heated bone — feet shooting off the ground, a bounce.
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