Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to fly, to soar. Esp. 飛ぶ.
  2. to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop. Esp. 跳ぶ.
  3. to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks).
  4. to hurry, to rush.
  5. to flee, to run off, to escape.
  6. to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out.
  7. to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse).
  8. to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumors, catcalls, etc.).
  9. to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.).
  10. to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
飛ぶ とぶ
 
跳ぶ とぶ
 
翔ぶ とぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fly, skip (pages), scatter
と.ぶ ヒ あす (4th, N3)
fly, go quickly, dart
measuring box, 1.8 liter
ます ショウ のぼる (9th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)