Learn 飛 in words for flying and sudden movement. Connect each reading with a complete word and its context.

The idea

飛 has 9 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. 飛ぶ is read とぶ, while 飛行機 is ひこうき. In 飛び出す, とび joins 出す to express suddenly jumping or rushing out.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
飛ぶとぶA bird is flying in the sky.
飛行機ひこうきThe plane leaves tomorrow morning.
飛び出すとびだすA cat jumped out of the box.
飛び越えるとびこえるThe ball flew over the fence.

Examples

  • 鳥とりが空そらを飛とんでいます。A bird is flying in the sky.
  • 飛行機ひこうきは明日あしたの朝あさ、出発しゅっぱつします。The plane leaves tomorrow morning.
  • 猫ねこが箱はこから飛とび出だしました。A cat jumped out of the box.
  • ボールが柵さくを飛とび越こえました。The ball flew over the fence.
  • 飛行機ひこうきで大阪おおさかへ行いきました。I went to Osaka by plane.
  • 鳥とりたちが一緒いっしょに飛とんでいきました。The birds flew away together.

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Watch out

飛ぶ can describe a ball travelling through the air as well as a bird flying. 飛行機 is an aircraft, not the action of flying; learn its ひ reading as part of the whole word.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 飛ぶ in hiragana.

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    とぶ

    飛ぶ is とぶ: a bird can fly in the sky. Remember the reading with the verb.

  2. Write the reading of 飛行機 in hiragana.

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    ひこうき

    飛行機 is ひこうき: it means an airplane. Learn the compound as a whole.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿び出す（とびだす）［飛／走］.

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    飛

    飛 completes 飛び出す, read とびだす; it describes jumping or rushing out.

Use it today

Write 飛 using the stroke-order diagram. Cover the table, read 飛ぶ and 飛行機, then make a sentence with one of them.