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飛び移る

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
うつ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

() (tobu, to fly) + (うつ) (utsuru, to move).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [to̞bʲiɯ̟t͡sɨɾɯ̟]

Verb

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()(うつ) (tobiutsuruintransitive godan (stem ()(うつ) (tobiutsuri), past ()(うつ)った (tobiutsutta))

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

Usage notes

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  • 飛び移る (tobiutsuru) differs from 飛ぶ (tobu) in the sense that it emphasizes the movement from one place to another.

Conjugation

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References

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