A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 9 strokes

Fly ; Skip (pages) ; Scatter

Readings on: ヒ
Kun readings: と.ぶ・と.ばす・-と.ばす

飛ぶとぶ — flying (in the air)

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 飛行ひこう — aviation Word card → Source
• 飛火とびひ — sparks; flames Source
• 飛躍ひやく — jump, jump (from one subject to another); jump, jump (directly to the conclusion, to the result) Source
• 飛竜ひりゅう — flying dragon Source
• 飛石とびいし — stones aligned and arranged to form a path or ford; ford stones Source