飛 Kanji – fly
The Japanese kanji 飛 can mean fly, skip (pages), scatter.
Meaning and Readings
How is 飛 read?
飛 has the onyomi reading ヒ and the kunyomi readings とぶ, とばす, -とばす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as hi, tobu, tobasu.
Common Japanese Words Using 飛
These common Japanese words contain 飛. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 飛んだ（とんだ） — unexpected, unlikely, strange
- 宇宙飛行士（うちゅうひこうし） — astronaut
- 吹き飛ぶ（ふきとぶ） — to be blown off, to blow off, to blow away
- 飛び上がる（とびあがる） — to jump up, to leap up, to spring up
- 飛ぶ（とぶ） — to fly, to soar
- 飛ばす（とばす） — to let fly, to make fly, to send flying, to blow off (e.g. in the wind), to launch, to fire, to hurl, to shoot
- 飛び交う（とびかう） — to fly about, to flutter about, to flit about, to fly past each other
- 飛び出す（とびだす） — to jump out, to leap out, to fly out, to run out, to rush out, to bolt out
- 飛行（ひこう） — flight, flying, aviation
- 飛行機（ひこうき） — airplane, aeroplane, plane, aircraft