How do you say "to leap" in Japanese?

“To leap” in Japanese

Short answer

跳ねる haneru はねる

To leap in Japanese is “跳ねる” (haneru). Full meaning: to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop; to break up, to close, to come to an end; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone).

Other ways to say “To leap” in Japanese

躍る odoru to jump up, to spring up, to leap; to move around, to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement), to throb 踏み切る fumikiru to take off, to jump, to leap; to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into; to step out of the ring 飛ぶ 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) 躍ねる haneru to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop; to break up, to close, to come to an end; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone) ハネる haneru to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop; to break up, to close, to come to an end; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone) 踏切る fumikiru to take off, to jump, to leap; to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into; to step out of the ring 踏みきる fumikiru to take off, to jump, to leap; to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into; to step out of the ring 踏切れる fumikireru to take off, to jump, to leap; to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into; to step out of the ring ふみきる fumikiru to take off, to jump, to leap; to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into; to step out of the ring ふみ切る fumikiru to take off, to jump, to leap; to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into; to step out of the ring 踏み切れる fumikireru to take off, to jump, to leap; to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into; to step out of the ring

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