1.
to jump across, to leap to
To move from one place to another by jumping, often across a gap or between elevated surfaces.
猿が木から木へ飛び移る。
Monkeys leap from tree to tree.
船から岸に飛び移った。
I jumped from the boat to the shore.
2.
to spread (fire, disease), to jump to
For something like fire or disease to spread by jumping from one place or host to another.
火が隣の家に飛び移った。
The fire spread to the neighboring house.
ウイルスが新しい宿主に飛び移る。
The virus jumps to a new host.
COMPOUND VERB: 飛ぶ (to fly, jump) + 移る (to move, transfer) = to jump and move to another place
TRANSITIVITY: Intransitive. Uses に or へ to mark the destination, and から to mark the origin.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 木から木へ飛び移る (to leap from tree to tree)
- 火が飛び移る (fire spreads)
- 屋根から屋根へ飛び移る (to jump from roof to roof)
USAGE NOTE: In sense 2, this verb is commonly used in news and scientific contexts to describe the spread of fire or infectious diseases.
RELATED 飛び～ COMPOUND VERBS:
- 飛び上がる - to jump up
- 飛び込む - to jump into, to dive in
- 飛び出す - to jump out, to rush out
- 飛び越える - to jump over