English–Japanese

“jump” in Japanese

Japanese

Also跳ぶ (tobu) · 跳ねる (haneru)

Pronunciation

Romajijanpu

Example

私は高くジャンプします。watashi wa taka ku ja n pu shi ma su

I jump high.

Illustration for ジャンプ (jump)

How to say “jump” in Japanese

“Jump” in Japanese is ジャンプ (janpu).

Describes a brief movement in which the body rises off the ground and comes back down.

Full entry for ジャンプ: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ジャンプ

その箱をよけるためにジャンプしました。so no bako o yo ke ru ta me ni ja n pu shi ma shi ta

I jumped to avoid that box.

Tips for using ジャンプ

  • In Japanese sports coverage, ジャンプ (janpu) is especially common in names and descriptions of events such as ski jumping.

Other Japanese words for “jump”

うさぎが跳びます。u sa gi ga to bi ma su

The rabbit jumps.

魚が水面から跳ねます。sakana ga sui men ka ra ha ne ma su

The fish jumps out of the water.

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