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Japanese symbol for “skip”

Romaji: chouyaku
jump; leap; skip; bound

In Japanese, skip is , read (chouyaku).

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. adj-no, n, vs jump; leap; skip; bound

Kanji and stroke order

hop, leap up, spring
on: チョウ
kun: は.ねる、と.ぶ、-と.び
13 strokes · JLPT 1
leap, dance, skip
on: ヤク
kun: おど.る
21 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “skip”

WordReadingMeaning
ぬかす nukasuto omit; to leave out; to skip
スキップ sukippuskip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot)
とぶ tobuto be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
コンテナ kontenacontainer (e.g. shipping); skip
ブッチ butchito skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
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
かつやく katsuyakuactivity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation
ひやく hiyakuleap; jump
やくしん yakushinmaking rapid progress; making great advances; rush

See also: Chinese symbol for “skip”.

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.

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