漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 49 strokesRadical
On
Kun
と(ぶ)・と(ばす)
Meaning
fly, leap

Origin

ORIGIN

A pictograph of a bird flying with its wings spread.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

飛行・飛躍・雄飛
とぶ飛ぶ・飛び火

Compare: 跳ぶ

とばす飛ばす

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 飛行機ひこうき

    airplane

  • 飛行ひこう

    flight

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

鳥が空を高く飛んでいます。

A bird is flying high in the sky.

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