How to say "skip" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThis is the noun for a container, such as a shipping container; the 'skip' gloss is the British English noun for a large open container for rubble and rubbish, not the verb 'to skip'.
- 抜かすぬかすgodan verb, transitive verbCovers skipping or leaving something out — passing over an item or step instead of doing it in order. Think of skipping a question on a form or a step in a set of instructions.
- 跳躍ちょうやくsuru verb, no-adjectiveThe physical sense: a jump, leap or bound; its 'skip' is a light bouncing step of movement, not the omission sense. Picture an athlete's jump rather than a skipped task.
- 怠けるなまけるichidan verb, transitive verbCovers skipping things you are supposed to do out of laziness: neglecting one's work or skipping school. The nuance is idleness and neglect of duty, not simply passing over an item.
- 抜くぬくgodan verb, transitive verbLike 抜かす, this covers omitting or leaving something out, and it also covers going without: skipping a step in a procedure or doing without something you would normally have.
For omitting or passing over something use 「抜かす」 or 「抜く」; for skipping school or work out of laziness use 「怠ける」; for the physical jump or leap use 跳躍; 「コンテナ」 matches only the British noun 'skip', a rubbish container.
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Japanese equivalents
- コンテナcontainer (e.g. shipping)
- 抜かすぬかすto omit
- 跳躍ちょうやくjump
- スキップskip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot)
- ブッチto skip (a class, responsibility, etc.)
- 怠けるなまけるto neglect (e.g. one's work)
- 抜くぬくto omit
- ふけるto skip (school)
- 端折るはしょるto make short (a story, explanation, etc.)
- 飛ぶとぶto be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.)
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