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Japanese symbol for “jumping”

Romaji: haneagari
jumping; jump (e.g. in prices)

In Japanese, jumping is , read (haneagari).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n jumping; jump (e.g. in prices)
  2. n rashness; rash person

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

hop, leap up, spring
on: チョウ
kun: は.ねる、と.ぶ、-と.び
13 strokes · JLPT 1
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “jumping”

WordReadingMeaning
おどり odorileaping; jumping; spring
ジャンプ janpujumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink)
ジャンピング janpingujumping
いっそくとび issokutobijumping (with both feet together)
おととび ototobiskipping (on a CD, record, etc.); jumping

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょうやく chouyakujump; leap; skip
はねる haneruto jump; to leap; to prance
はね hane(a) jump
なわとび nawatobiskipping rope; jump rope
ちょうば choubalong horse (for vaulting)
ぼうたかとび boutakatobipole vault
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.