飛び抜ける・飛びぬける|とびぬけるtobinukeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
飛び抜ける飛び抜ける is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it when writing this word.
飛びぬける飛びぬける is a less common written variant of 飛び抜ける; beginners should normally choose 飛び抜ける instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be preeminent; to be outstanding彼はとびぬけて分別のある人だ。↗He is by far the most sensible.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 飛び抜ける（とびぬける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 飛び抜けます（とびぬけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 飛び抜けない（とびぬけない） |
| polite (masen) | 飛び抜けません（とびぬけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 飛び抜けず・飛び抜けぬ（とびぬけず・とびぬけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 飛び抜けた（とびぬけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 飛び抜けました（とびぬけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 飛び抜けなかった（とびぬけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 飛び抜けませんでした（とびぬけませんでした） |
| Te form | 飛び抜けて（とびぬけて） |
| Potential | 飛び抜けられる（とびぬけられる） |
| Passive | 飛び抜けられる（とびぬけられる） |
| Causative | 飛び抜けさせる（とびぬけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 飛び抜けさせられる（とびぬけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 飛び抜ければ（とびぬければ） |
| tara | 飛び抜けたら（とびぬけたら） |
| Volitional | 飛び抜けよう（とびぬけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 飛び抜けましょう（とびぬけましょう） |
| Imperative | 飛び抜けろ（とびぬけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym優れるすぐれるNeutralVerb for being superior or excellent; also used in the negative, as in 「優れない」. Neutral in register.
- Synonym勝るまさるNeutralVerb for surpassing or being better than something; centers on comparison and lacks the astonishing gap implied by 「飛び抜ける」.
- Synonym際立つきわだつNeutralVerb for standing out or being conspicuous; does not necessarily imply excellence, and lacks the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Synonym突出とっしゅつNeutralMeans standing out or protruding, also for figures or values that run high; neutral and objective, without the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Synonym傑出けっしゅつWrittenMeans being outstanding, as in 「傑出した人物」. A written-style word, without the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Synonym秀でるひいでるWrittenVerb for excelling or being adept at something. Elegant and written in tone, without the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Synonym並外れるなみはずれるNeutralVerb for being extraordinary; stresses departing from the norm rather than the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Synonym卓抜たくばつWrittenMeans being preeminently excellent. Written in style and rather rare, without the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Synonym超越ちょうえつWrittenWritten in register; for going far beyond the usual level, or transcending a stance or way of thinking. More abstract than 「飛び抜ける」.
- Synonym超絶ちょうぜつNeutralMeans transcendent excellence; also a slangy intensifying adverb, as in 「超絶かわいい」.
- Synonym抜きん出るぬきんでるNeutralVerb for excelling or standing out, also for towering over the landscape. A written-style word, while 「飛び抜ける」 is colloquial and stresses an astonishingly large gap.
- Synonym図抜けるずぬけるNeutralVerb for towering far above the crowd or the ordinary; close in meaning to 「飛び抜ける」 but used less often.
- Synonymずば抜けるずばぬけるNeutralVerb for being far ahead and exceptionally good; nearly synonymous with 「飛び抜ける」 and more commonly used.
- Synonym特出とくしゅつWrittenMeans being exceptionally fine. A written-style word, fairly rare, without the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Related優越ゆうえつNeutralMeans superiority in ability, performance, or status, as in 「優越感」; stresses being better than others, not necessarily by an astonishing gap.
- Related光るひかるNeutralVerb for giving off light; figuratively, for talent that shines — without the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Related凌駕りょうがWrittenMeans surpassing or outdoing others; stresses getting the better of a rival, not the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Related立ち勝るたちまさるWrittenVerb for being superior or surpassing. Old-fashioned and little used, without the astonishing gap of 「飛び抜ける」.
- Antonym劣るおとるNeutralAntonym: to be inferior to or fall short of; the opposite of outstanding 「飛び抜ける」.
- Antonym並ぶならぶNeutralAntonym: to line up or to rival; the opposite of 「飛び抜ける」, which is standing far above the rest.
For standing far above others and being exceptional, use 「飛び抜ける」, as in 「飛び抜けた才能」. In speech, 「ずば抜ける」 is the common near-equivalent; in written prose, 「抜きん出る」 and 「傑出」 fit better. When the point is simply being conspicuous rather than vastly better, choose 「際立つ」. 「勝る」 and 「凌駕」 frame things as comparison with a rival; 「優れる」 and 「秀でる」 as plain excellence; 「並外れる」 as beyond the norm; 「超越」 as abstract transcendence. The antonym is 「劣る」.
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