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跳
jump · leap · bounce
N1On: チョウKun: はね、と
Memory Aid
The left part of the kanji is 足 (foot). The right part, 兆, resembles a person in mid-air with legs apart, mid-*jump* or *leap*.
Vocabulary
跳躍ちょうやくjump, leap, vault
跳ねるはねるto jump, to leap, to bounce
跳び箱とびばこvaulting horse
跳び上がるとびあがるto jump up, to leap up
Example Sentences
ボールが床でポンポンと跳ねる。
The ball bounces on the floor.
嬉しい知らせに思わず跳び上がった。
I involuntarily jumped up at the good news.
彼の跳躍は非常に高かった。
His jump was very high.
その壁は音を跳ね返す。
That wall reflects sound.