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hop
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingチョウ
Kun readingは.ねる、と.ぶ、-と.び
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. hopRtK
  2. buck
  3. jerk
  4. leap up
  5. prance
  6. snap
  7. splash
  8. spring
  9. sputter
  1. to jump
  2. to leap
  3. to prance
  4. to spring up
  5. to bound

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wooden leg · mouth (口) · stop (止) · footprint (止) · portent · omen

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1378

Compound words

跳躍ちょうやく
jump; leap; skip; bound
跳ねるはねる
to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound
縄跳びなわとび
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
走り高跳びはしりたかとび
(running) high jump
走り幅跳びはしりはばとび
long jump
跳ね上がるはねあがる
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to skyrocket
蛙跳かえるとび
(game of) leapfrog
跳人はねと
Nebuta festival dancer
跳梁ちょうりょう
jumping about
跳鯊とびはぜ
mudskipper (Periophthalmus cantonensis)
反跳はんちょう
(physical) recoil
一足跳いっそくとび
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages)
蛙跳びかえるとび
(game of) leapfrog
走高跳はしりたかとび
(running) high jump
跳ね橋はねばし
drawbridge
跳び箱とびばこ
vaulting horse
仏跳牆ぶっちょうしょう
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (var. of shark fin soup)
佛跳牆ぶっちょうしょう
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (var. of shark fin soup)
一足跳びいっそくとび
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages)
後転跳びこうてんとび
back handspring
走り高跳はしりたかとび
(running) high jump
走高跳びはしりたかとび
(running) high jump
跳躍競技ちょうやくきょうぎ
jumping event (track and field)
跳梁跋扈ちょうりょうばっこ
being rampant

Additional Examples

彼は走り幅跳びに専念するために競争をやめた。
He has given up running in order to focus on the long jump.tatoeba
彼は走り高跳びの世界記録を更新した。
He broke the world record in the high jump.tatoeba
彼は三段跳びできっと新記録を樹立するだろう。
He is sure to set a new record in the triple jump.tatoeba
彼はトラックに跳ね飛ばされた。
He was knocked down by a truck.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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