飛び移る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
飛 移
と
Grade: 4
うつ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Verb

飛(と)び移(うつ)る • (tobiutsuru) intransitive godan (stem 飛(と)び移(うつ)り (tobiutsuri), past 飛(と)び移(うつ)った (tobiutsutta))

  1. fly
    蜜蜂(みつばち)が花(はな)から花(はな)へ飛(と)び移(うつ)る。
    Mitsubachi ga hana kara hana e tobiutsuru.
    The honeybee flies from flower to flower.
  2. leap, jump, hop
    こそどろが隣(となり)の屋根(やね)に飛(と)び移(うつ)った。
    Kosodoro ga tonari no yane ni tobiutsutta.
    The cat burglar lept onto the next roof.

Usage notes

  • 飛び移る differs from 飛ぶ in the sense that it emphasizes the movement from one place to another

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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