How to say "jumping" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 跳ね上がりはねあがりnounA noun for jumping or a jump, often of a sudden rise, such as a jump in prices. Use it when something springs or shoots upward, or when a figure jumps.
- 躍りおどりnounA noun for leaping, jumping or springing; it also covers excitement, as in the pounding of one's heart. Choose it for a lively leap, or when the point is excitement rather than the jump itself.
- 一足飛びいっそくとびnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe narrowest of the three: it denotes jumping with both feet together, both feet leaving the ground at once. Reach for it only when that two-footed manner of jumping is exactly what you mean.
Use 「躍り」 for leaping or springing and the excited pounding of the heart, 「跳ね上がり」 for a jump or sudden rise such as in prices, and 「一足飛び」 only for a jump made with both feet together.
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