跳(と)ぶ

とぶ
godan verb
to jump; to leap; to hop
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present跳(と)ぶ跳(と)ばない
Present polite跳(と)びます跳(と)びません
Past跳(と)んだ跳(と)ばなかった
Past polite跳(と)びました跳(と)びませんでした
て form跳(と)んで跳(と)ばなくて
ている present跳(と)んでいる跳(と)んでいない
ている polite跳(と)んでいます跳(と)んでいません
ている past跳(と)んでいた跳(と)んでいなかった
ている past polite跳(と)んでいました跳(と)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば跳(と)べば跳(と)ばなければ
Conditional たら跳(と)んだら跳(と)ばなかったら
Volitional跳(と)ぼう—
Volitional polite跳(と)びましょう—
Potential跳(と)べる跳(と)べない
Passive跳(と)ばれる跳(と)ばれない
Causative跳(と)ばせる跳(と)ばせない
Imperative跳(と)べ跳(と)ぶな
1. to jump; to leap; to hop
To propel oneself upward or forward through the air using one's legs. Emphasizes the jumping or leaping motion, as distinct from flying.
高(たか)く跳(と)んだ。
I jumped high.
子供(こども)たちが縄跳(なわと)びで跳(と)んでいる。
The children are jumping rope.
選手(せんしゅ)は力強(ちからづよ)く踏(ふ)み切(き)って遠(とお)くへ跳(と)んだ。
The athlete pushed off powerfully and leaped far.

A godan verb (ぶ row) that is a homophone of 飛(と)ぶ (to fly). The kanji 跳(と)ぶ specifically means to jump or leap (using one's legs), while 飛(と)ぶ means to fly through the air. In practice, 飛(と)ぶ is sometimes used for jumping as well, but 跳(と)ぶ is the precise kanji choice for leaping.

KANJI NOTE:
跳(ちょう) contains the 足(あし) radical, reflecting its meaning of jumping with one's legs. Compare with 飛(ひ), which shows a bird in flight.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 高(たか)く跳(と)ぶ — to jump high
  • 遠(とお)くへ跳(と)ぶ — to leap far
  • 縄(なわ)跳(と)び — jump rope
  • 跳(と)び箱(ばこ) — vaulting box (gym equipment)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 飛(と)ぶ — to fly; also covers jumping in casual usage, but the primary meaning is flying or soaring
  • 跳(は)ねる — to bounce, to spring; emphasizes a bouncing or springing motion, while 跳(と)ぶ is a single upward leap
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