How to say "jump" in Japanese
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe usual word for jumping as an action or movement, as in sports, games and exercise; it works as a noun and, with する, as a verb.
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbA verb for springing or bouncing up — the lively, springy kind of jump, as when a person or animal leaps up or something bounces.
- nounThe noun counterpart of the verb はねる: a jump or bounce as a thing — the springing movement itself, when you want to name the bounce rather than describe it.
- 飛び込みとびこみnounA jump that carries you into something: a plunge or dive, as into water or a pool; its 'jump' is a jump in, not one done in place.
- 跳躍ちょうやくsuru verb, no-adjectiveA noun for a leap or bound: a vigorous jump that covers ground; it fits descriptions of leaping movement, such as animals bounding or athletes jumping.
Use 「ジャンプ」 for the ordinary action of jumping, 「はねる」 and 「はね」 for springing or bouncing up, 「飛び込み」 for a jump that plunges or dives into something, and 跳躍 for a leap or bound.
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Japanese equivalents
- ジャンプjump
- はねるto jump
- はね(a) jump
- 飛び込みとびこみjump
- 跳躍ちょうやくjump
- 飛躍ひやくleap
- 急騰きゅうとうsudden rise (in price)
- 踏み切るふみきるto take off
- 急伸きゅうしんsudden rise (esp. of stock prices)
- 跳ね上がりはねあがりjumping
- びっくりto be surprised
- 飛び越しとびこしjump
- 上振れうわぶれupturn (e.g. economic)
- 上騰じょうとうadvance
- 奔騰ほんとうsoar (e.g. in price)
- 身を躍らせるみをおどらせるto throw oneself
- 飛ぶとぶto jump
- 跳ね上がるはねあがるto jump (market, price, etc.)
- 躍り出るおどりでるto jump (e.g. into first place)
- 踏み倒すふみたおすto avoid paying (e.g. a debt)
- とびjump
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