飛び上がる・跳び上がる|とびあがるtobiagaru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
飛び上がる飛び上がる is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It can describe jumping, leaping, springing, or flying upward.
跳び上がる跳び上がる is less common than 飛び上がる. It is another written form with the same meanings, so beginners can use 飛び上がる instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto jump up; to leap up; to spring up
- godan verb, intransitive verbto fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to take off
- godan verb, intransitive verbto jump ahead; to skip ahead
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 飛び上がる（とびあがる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 飛び上がります（とびあがります） |
| Negative (nai) | 飛び上がらない（とびあがらない） |
| polite (masen) | 飛び上がりません（とびあがりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 飛び上がらず・飛び上がらぬ（とびあがらず・とびあがらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 飛び上がった（とびあがった） |
| polite (mashita) | 飛び上がりました（とびあがりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 飛び上がらなかった（とびあがらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 飛び上がりませんでした（とびあがりませんでした） |
| Te form | 飛び上がって（とびあがって） |
| Potential | 飛び上がれる（とびあがれる） |
| Passive | 飛び上がられる（とびあがられる） |
| Causative | 飛び上がらせる（とびあがらせる） |
| Causative passive | 飛び上がらせられる・飛び上がらされる（とびあがらせられる・とびあがらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 飛び上がれば（とびあがれば） |
| tara | 飛び上がったら（とびあがったら） |
| Volitional | 飛び上がろう（とびあがろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 飛び上がりましょう（とびあがりましょう） |
| Imperative | 飛び上がれ（とびあがれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym跳ね上がるはねあがるNeutralSprings up with force and is the go-to word for prices or markets soaring; 「飛び上がる」 is mostly a person leaping up in joy or flying upward.
- Synonym躍るおどるNeutralDescribes throbbing or pounding — typically an excited heart, as in 「胸が躍る」; 「飛び上がる」 is the body physically leaping up.
- SynonymはねるNeutralCovers hopping, splashing and even a party breaking up; 「飛び上がる」 stresses leaping high into the air.
- Synonym飛ぶとぶNeutralThe most general word for flying or jumping; 「飛び上がる」 adds the sense of moving upward.
- Synonym跳躍ちょうやくWrittenWritten/formal prose for jumping, common in sports contexts such as 「跳躍競技」; 「飛び上がる」 is the everyday word.
- Synonym飛び跳ねるとびはねるNeutralJumping up and down repeatedly, often said of happy children; 「飛び上がる」 is a single leap.
- Related弾むはずむNeutralA ball bouncing, or talk and spirits turning lively; 「飛び上がる」 is a person jumping or flying upward.
- Related飛躍ひやくWrittenWritten/formal prose, mostly figurative for dramatic progress, as in 「飛躍的に伸びる」; 「飛び上がる」 mainly describes physically leaping up.
- RelatedバウンドCasualColloquial loanword for a ball bouncing; 「飛び上がる」 is used for people, birds or planes leaping or flying up.
- Related飛び越えるとびこえるNeutralJumping over an obstacle, or skipping a step or grade; 「飛び上がる」 centers on upward motion, though it too can mean jumping ahead.
- Related跳ね返るはねかえるNeutralBouncing back, or effects rebounding onto their source; 「飛び上がる」 is simply leaping upward.
- RelatedリバウンドCasualColloquial loanword for rebounding, and for regaining weight after a diet; it serves quite different purposes from 「飛び上がる」.
- Related飛び出すとびだすNeutralRushing out or suddenly appearing, as in 「道に飛び出す」; 「飛び上がる」 is a jump straight up.
- Antonym落ちるおちるNeutralFalling from a height — the direct opposite of 「飛び上がる」's upward leap.
- Antonym降りるおりるNeutralComing down from a height or getting off a bus or train, the opposite of 「飛び上がる」's upward motion.
For plain jumping, 「跳ぶ」 is the default. Use 「飛び上がる」 for leaping up in joy or surprise, as in 「飛び上がるほど嬉しい」, or for people, birds and planes flying upward. A price surge takes 「跳ね上がる」; an excited heart is 「胸が躍る」; a bouncing ball is 「弾む」 or colloquially 「バウンド」. 「落ちる」 and 「降りる」 are the downward opposites.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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