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How to say 'Fly' or 'Skip' in Japanese | 飛ばす

Wondering how to say 'Fly' or 'Skip' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Fly or Skip is 'Tobasu', written as 飛ばす in Japanese.'Fly' or 'Skip' in hiragana is とばす.

    Meaning

    Fly, Skip

    Reading

    とばす

    tobasu

    Kanji

    Fly

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '飛ばす (とばす)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to fly', as in making something fly or sending something through the air. For example: He flew the kite high「彼はたこを高く飛ばした」(かれはたこをたかくとばした). The second meaning is 'to skip', as in omitting or jumping over something. For example: I skipped a few pages「私は数ページ飛ばした」(わたしはすうページとばした). The verb can also imply speeding up or rushing, depending on the context. For example: The car sped down the road「車が道を飛ばした」(くるまがみちをとばした).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    5535

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 飛ばす

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Fly

Hiragana in the Word 飛ばす

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ba
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Su

Words Related to 飛ばす Through the Kanji

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 飛 as well.

  • word

    飛行機

    Meaning

    Airplane

  • word

    飛ぶ

    Meaning

    Fly, Jump

  • word

    飛行場

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    飛び出す

    Meaning

    Jump out

  • word

    飛び込む

    Meaning

    Jump into

  • word

    飛び上がる

    Meaning

    Jump

  • word

    飛び下りる

    Meaning

    Jump down

  • word

    飛行

    Meaning

    Flight

Learn the Word 飛ばす

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What does 'Tobasu' (飛ばす) mean?

'Tobasu' means 'Fly' or 'Skip' .

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