Japanese symbol for “skip”
跳躍
ちょうやく
Romaji: chouyaku
jump; leap; skip; bound
In Japanese, skip is 跳躍, read ちょうやく (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
- adj-no, n, vs jump; leap; skip; bound
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “skip”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抜かす | ぬかす nukasu | to omit; to leave out; to skip |
| スキップ | スキップ sukippu | skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot) |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ tobu | to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation) |
| コンテナ | コンテナ kontena | container (e.g. shipping); skip |
| ブッチ | ブッチ butchi | to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳ねる | はねる haneru | to jump; to leap; to prance |
| 跳ね | はね hane | (a) jump |
| 縄跳び | なわとび nawatobi | skipping rope; jump rope |
| 跳馬 | ちょうば chouba | long horse (for vaulting) |
| 棒高跳び | ぼうたかとび boutakatobi | pole vault |
| 活躍 | かつやく katsuyaku | activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation |
| 飛躍 | ひやく hiyaku | leap; jump |
| 躍進 | やくしん yakushin | making 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.