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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