“To fly” in Japanese
Short answer
To fly in Japanese is “飛ぶ” (tobu). Full meaning: to fly, to soar; to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop; to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks).
Other ways to say “To fly” in Japanese
ぶっ飛ぶ
buttobu to fly (with great force), to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
飛び翔る
tobikakeru to fly, to soar
素っ飛ぶ
suttobu to fly, to race away, to shoot off; to vanish, to disappear; to rush over, to hurry over
翔る
kakeru to soar, to fly; to run, to dash
掲げる
kakageru to put up (a notice, sign, etc.), to hang out (e.g. a banner), to fly (e.g. a flag), to hoist, to raise, to display; to hold up high, to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to herald, to hold up (an ideal), to parade (e.g. a slogan)
飛る
toberu to fly, to soar; to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop; to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
とぶ
tobu to fly, to soar; to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop; to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
跳る
toberu to fly, to soar; to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop; to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
トん
ton to fly, to soar; to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop; to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
トぼ
tobo to fly, to soar; to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop; to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
トび
tobi to fly, to soar; to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop; to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
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