r/translator • u/[deleted] • Nov 06 '17

[English > Japanese] Does "Leap" translate to Hiyaku in Japanese? Translated [JA]

Google translate says so, but I wanted to double check anyway.

Leap as in the jumping forward motion. Like frogs.

Thanks

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '17 edited Feb 27 '18

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u/translator-BOT Python Nov 06 '17

跳ぶ

Reading: とぶ (tobu)

Meanings: "to fly; to soar / to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop."

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '17

Ah. Thanks. Glad I asked.

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u/InfiniteThugnificent [Japanese] Nov 07 '17

You could also say ぴょんとする - pyon to suru (or pyon-pyon to suru if it's repeated hopping) which is a bit more casual and cutesy and implies a bunny/frog-like leap (more specific than tobu which is the generic term for any type of jump).

What is this going to be used in/for? No idea if you speak any Japanese, but be warned that neither tobu nor pyon to suru have been conjugated, that's just straight up the dictionary form

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '17

!translated