JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 跳: "hop, leap up, spring"
The kanji 跳 means "hop, leap up, spring, jerk, prance, buck". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チョウ in on'yomi and は.ねる, と.ぶ, -と.び in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
は.ねると.ぶ-と.び
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hop, leap up, spring, jerk, prance, buck |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1716 of 2,501 |
Common words with 跳
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 跳ねるto jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up · to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to splash up
- 跳躍jump; leap; skip; bound
- 跳ね上がるto jump up; to spring up · to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to skyrocket
- 飛び跳ねるto jump up and down; to hop
- 跳ね返すto reject; to repulse; to repel · to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
- 跳ね上げるto throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to spatter · to flip up; to tip up
- 跳ね返るto rebound; to recoil; to spring back up; to bounce back · to splash
- 跳ね起きるto jump up; to spring up
- 跳ね除けるto push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to throw off · to reject; to remove; to take out
- 跳ね回るto jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
- 跳ね(a) jump · splashes (usu. of mud)
- 跳躍力jumping power
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