飛ぶ

verb (godan)とぶ · tobu

1. Englishto fly; to soar

   • 飛行機は山の上を飛んだ。The plane flew over the mountain.

2. Englishto jump; to leap; to spring; to bound

   • 君はどのくらい高く跳べますか。How high can you jump?

3. Englishto spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)

4. Englishto hurry; to rush

   • 彼女は良い知らせを持って学校から家にとんで帰ったあの秋の日のことを考えた。彼女はリレーチームの選手に選ばれたのだった。She thought of the fine autumn day when she had rushed home from school with the good news; she was chosen to be on the relay team.

5. Englishto flee; to run off; to escape

6. Englishto disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out

7. Englishto break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)

   • ヒューズが飛んだ。A fuse has blown.

8. Englishto be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)

   • 首相が重病だといううわさが飛んでいる。Word is passing that the Prime Minister is seriously ill.

Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)