How to say "leap" in Japanese

• 飛躍ひやくCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers 'leap' as a noun: a big jump or bound, but most characteristically a figurative one — a leap forward, a sudden advance — rather than the physical act of someone jumping.
• はねるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbA verb for springy, bouncing movement — to jump up, spring up, or prance; picture a fish leaping from the water or a horse prancing. Not the usual choice for a controlled athletic jump.
  犬いぬが跳はねるのをごらん。↗

  Look at the dog jump.
• 踏み切るふみきるCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbFor 'leap' it means the takeoff — the push-off that launches a jump, as in track and field. Its broader sense is making a firm decision, so it is not a general verb for jumping.
• 跳躍ちょうやくCommon
  suru verb, no-adjectiveA noun for the physical act of jumping or leaping — jumps, leaps, bounds, skips — as in the jumping events of athletics; use it when you mean the action itself rather than a figurative advance.
  いったん着地ちゃくちした怪物かいぶつは、瞬間しゅんかんふたたび跳躍ちょうやくして私の頭上ずじょうにいた。↗

  Having once landed the monster immediately jumped again and was over my head.
• 躍るおどるCommon
  godan verb, intransitive verbTo leap or spring up with lively energy; it often describes the heart leaping with excitement or joy, so it carries an emotional, animated nuance rather than a plain athletic jump.

Choose 跳躍 or 「はねる」 for physical jumping; 「踏み切る」 is the takeoff push-off, 「躍る」 adds excited springing, and 飛躍 is a noun for a big, often figurative leap forward.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 飛躍ひやくleap
• はねるto jump
• 踏み切るふみきるto take off
• 跳躍ちょうやくjump
• 躍るおどるto jump up
• 身を躍らせるみをおどらせるto throw oneself
• とびflying
• ぶっ飛びぶっとびflying far
• 飛ぶとぶto jump