飛(と)び出(だ)す

とびだす
godan verb
to jump out, to rush out
1. to jump out, to rush out
To suddenly emerge or exit quickly.
家(いえ)を飛(と)び出(だ)す。
To run away from home.
子供(こども)が道(みち)に飛(と)び出(だ)した。
A child ran out into the road.
地震(じしん)が起(お)きて、慌(あわ)てて建物(たてもの)から飛(と)び出(だ)した。
When the earthquake hit, I rushed out of the building in a panic.
2. to protrude, to stick out
To extend outward from a surface.
釘(くぎ)が飛(と)び出(だ)している。
A nail is sticking out.
棚(たな)から本(ほん)が飛(と)び出(だ)しそうだ。
The books look like they're about to fall off the shelf.
値段(ねだん)を見(み)て目(め)が飛(と)び出(だ)すほど驚(おどろ)いた。
I was so shocked by the price that my eyes nearly popped out.

飛(と)び出(だ)す is a compound godan verb meaning "to jump out" or "to rush out." It combines 飛(と)ぶ (to jump/fly) + 出(だ)す (to come out).

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive)

SENSE 1 - PHYSICAL MOVEMENT:

  • 道(みち)に飛(と)び出(だ)す: to dash into the road
  • 部屋(へや)から飛(と)び出(だ)す: to rush out of the room

SENSE 2 - PROTRUDE:

  • 目(め)が飛(と)び出(だ)す: eyes popping out (surprise)
  • 釘(くぎ)が飛(と)び出(だ)している: a nail is sticking out

FIGURATIVE USES:

  • 家(いえ)を飛(と)び出(だ)す: to leave home abruptly, to run away from home

WARNING SIGN:
「飛(と)び出(だ)し注意(ちゅうい)」: Watch for children/pedestrians (common road sign in Japan)

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Added 2026.1.9 17:53 · Revised 2026.2.23 10:07
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