Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb
to fly; to soar
esp. 飛ぶ
飛行機は山の上を飛んだ。The plane flew over the mountain. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
esp. 跳ぶ
to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
to hurry; to rush
to flee; to run off; to escape
to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out
to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)
to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Also written 跳ぶ【とぶ】、翔ぶ【とぶ】