How do you say "jump off" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "jump off" is 跳ぶ (tobu). It is a verb pronounced "toh-boo".

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Pronunciation

跳ぶ is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as tobu, it sounds roughly like "toh-boo" to an English ear.

Example sentence

一緒に跳びますか?

Issho ni tobimasu ka?

Shall we to jump off together?

Usage notes

跳ぶ means to jump off in Japanese. This is an everyday verb that learners encounter early. Mastering its masu form (跳びます) and te-form opens up many sentence patterns.

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Questions about 跳ぶ

How do you pronounce 跳ぶ?

跳ぶ is romanised as tobu. Say it roughly like "toh-boo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 跳ぶ formal or casual?

跳ぶ is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.

How is 跳ぶ written in Japanese?

跳ぶ is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.