Japanese symbol for “spatter”
飛ぶ
とぶ
Romaji: tobu
to fly; to soar
In Japanese, spatter is 飛ぶ, read とぶ (tobu).
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
- v5b, vi to fly; to soar
- v5b, vi to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
- v5b, vi to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
- v5b, vi to hurry; to rush
- v5b, vi to flee; to run off; to escape
- v5b, vi to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out
Written forms: 飛ぶ、跳ぶ、翔ぶ. Readings: とぶ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spatter”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飛ばす | とばす tobasu | to spray; to splash; to spatter |
| 跳ねる | はねる haneru | to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to splash up |
| ほざく | ほざく hozaku | to say; to spatter; to prate |
| 跳ね上げる | はねあげる haneageru | to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to spatter |
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 |
| 飛躍 | ひやく hiyaku | leap; jump |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “spatter”.
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.