tobu

Godan Verb (bu)

1. to fly; to soar

Intransitive
飛行ひこうやまうえんだ。
hikōkiwa yamanōeo tonda.
The plane flew over the mountain.
Godan Verb (bu)

2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop

Intransitive
きみはどのくらいたかべますか。
kimiwa donokurai takakutobemasuka.
How high can you jump?
Godan Verb (bu)

3. to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)

Intransitive
Godan Verb (bu)

4. to hurry; to rush

Intransitive
彼女かのじょらせをって学校がっこうからいえにとんでかえったあのあきのことをかんがえた。彼女かのじょはリレーチームの選手せんしゅえらばれたのだった。
kanojowa yoi shiraseo motte gakkōkara ieni tonde kaetta ano akino hino kotō kangaeta. kanojowa rirēchiimuno senshuni erabareta nodatta.
She thought of the fine autumn day when she had rushed home from school with the good news; she was chosen to be on the relay team.
Godan Verb (bu)

5. to flee; to run off; to escape

Intransitive
Godan Verb (bu)

6. to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out

Intransitive
Godan Verb (bu)

7. to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)

Intransitive
ヒューズがんだ。
hyūzuga tonda.
A fuse has blown.
Godan Verb (bu)

8. to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)

Intransitive
首相しゅしょう重病じゅうびょうだといううわさがんでいる。
shushōga jūbyōdato iu uwasaga tonde iru.
Word is passing that the Prime Minister is seriously ill.
Godan Verb (bu)

9. to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)

Intransitive
Godan Verb (bu)

10. to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)

Intransitive
かれはなしはいろいろなところへぶ。
kareno hanashiwa iroirona tokoroe tobu.
He frequently jumps from one topic to another while he is talking.
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