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synonym Comparative
とぶ
VS
跳ねる

Differences Between "とぶ" and "跳ねる"

Option A
とぶ
Meaning
to fly, to jump
Reading
とぶ (tobu)
Syllabus Level
N5
Practical Example
鳥が空を飛んでいます。
Birds are flying in the sky.
Option B
跳ねる
Meaning
to jump, to splash
Reading
はねる (haneru)
Syllabus Level
B2
Practical Example
毎日、日本語を練習するために跳ねる。
Every day, I jump, to splash to practice Japanese.

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使い分け解説:
- とぶ: Used for birds flying, airplanes flying, or a person jumping. (鳥や飛行機が飛ぶとき、人がジャンプするときに使います。)
- 跳ねる: Essential structural term in CEFR B2 vocabulary syllabus. (CEFR B2語彙シラバスにおける重要表現です。)
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