Japanese symbol for “leap”
飛躍
ひやく
Romaji: hiyaku
leap; jump
In Japanese, leap is 飛躍, read ひやく (hiyaku).
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
- n, vi, vs leap; jump
- n, vi, vs stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; playing an active part (in)
- n, vi, vs rapid progress; dramatic development; making great strides; making a leap forward
- n, vi, vs leap (of logic); jump; gap (in an argument)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “leap”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳躍 | ちょうやく chouyaku | jump; leap; skip |
| 跳ねる | はねる haneru | to jump; to leap; to prance |
| 踏み切る | ふみきる fumikiru | to take off; to jump; to leap |
| 躍る | おどる odoru | to jump up; to spring up; to leap |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ tobu | to jump; to leap; to spring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飛行 | ひこう hikou | flight; flying; aviation |
| 飛行機 | ひこうき hikouki | airplane; aeroplane; plane |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ tobu | to fly; to soar |
| 飛ばし | とばし tobashi | selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans |
| 飛ばす | とばす tobasu | to let fly; to make fly; to send flying |
| 活躍 | かつやく katsuyaku | activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation |
| 躍進 | やくしん yakushin | making rapid progress; making great advances; rush |
| 跳躍 | ちょうやく chouyaku | jump; leap; skip |
See also: Chinese symbol for “leap”.
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.