飛び回る・跳び回る|とびまわるtobimawaru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
飛び回るUse 飛び回る as the usual written form; it is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners.
跳び回る跳び回る is rarely used. Recognize it when you encounter it, but beginners should use 飛び回る instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto fly about
    鳥とりがとびまわっています。↗
    The birds are flying around.
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto jump aboutesp. 跳び回る
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto bustle about
    社長しゃちょうはいつも忙いそがしく飛び回とびまわっている。↗
    The boss of our company is always on the go.
Conjugation
Dictionary form飛び回る(とびまわる)
Polite (masu)飛び回ります(とびまわります)
Negative (nai)飛び回らない(とびまわらない)
polite (masen)飛び回りません(とびまわりません)
classical zu / nu飛び回らず・飛び回らぬ(とびまわらず・とびまわらぬ)
Past (ta)飛び回った(とびまわった)
polite (mashita)飛び回りました(とびまわりました)
Past negative (nakatta)飛び回らなかった(とびまわらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)飛び回りませんでした(とびまわりませんでした)
Te form飛び回って(とびまわって)
Potential飛び回れる(とびまわれる)
Passive飛び回られる(とびまわられる)
Causative飛び回らせる(とびまわらせる)
Causative passive飛び回らせられる・飛び回らされる(とびまわらせられる・とびまわらされる)
Conditional (ba)飛び回れば(とびまわれば)
tara飛び回ったら(とびまわったら)
Volitional飛び回ろう(とびまわろう)
polite (mashou)飛び回りましょう(とびまわりましょう)
Imperative飛び回れ(とびまわれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym駆け回るかけまわるNeutralRunning around, leaning toward running on foot, e.g. 「子供が駆け回る」; it can also mean bustling about, but unlike 「飛び回る」 it does not describe flying.
  • Related跳ね回るはねまわるNeutralRunning about in bounces and jumps, like rabbits or children; 「飛び回る」 also covers flying through the air and bustling around on business.
  • Related駆けずり回るかけずりまわるNeutralRushing from place to place in a desperate effort to raise or arrange something, as in 「資金集めに駆けずり回る」; it stresses the desperation.
  • Antonym止まるとまるNeutralTo stop moving or come to a halt — the opposite of the constant flying and rushing about of 「飛び回る」.

Use 「飛び回る」 for birds or insects flying about, or for bustling around on work, as in 「世界中を飛び回る」; for desperate running around to get something, 「駆けずり回る」; for bouncing about, 「跳ね回る」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 空中くうちゅうをぐるぐる飛とぶ。旋回せんかいする。
  2. 方々かたがたを歩あるいて回まわる。奔走ほんそうする。
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