Translation guide
The English verb 'skip' has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common uses: omitting or not doing something, moving with light jumps, jumping rope, and a few other specific uses.
To not do something that is part of a sequence, to leave out, or to not attend.
skip a meal · skip class · skip a question · skip the details
Means to skip or omit something in a sequence. Often used for skipping a step, a page, or a turn.
I skipped that chapter and moved on to the next.
Let's skip the explanation and get to the main topic.
Literally 'to let fly', but commonly means to skip over something, like a question, a page, or a part of a video.
Please skip the questions you don't understand.
I skipped that scene.
Means to omit or leave out, often with the nuance of simplifying or cutting unnecessary parts.
I'll skip the details and just talk about the main points.
Slang for skipping school, work, or a duty. From 'sabotage'. Very common in casual speech.
I skipped school yesterday.
Borrowed from English 'pass'. Used for skipping a turn, an event, or an opportunity. Casual.
I'll skip the drinking party tonight.
To move forward by hopping on one foot and then the other, or to move in a light, bouncing way.
The activity of jumping over a rope swung under the feet.
The standard term for jumping rope. Literally 'do rope jumping'.
I used to skip rope a lot as a child.
To throw a flat stone so that it bounces off the surface of water.
Literally 'do water cutting'. The standard term for skipping stones.
He skipped a stone across the water.
Both mean 'skip', but 抜かす implies intentionally leaving something out of a sequence, while 飛ばす can also mean to skip over something quickly or to let something fly. 飛ばす is more common in casual contexts like skipping a video part.
The loanword スキップする only refers to the physical action of skipping (hopping). It is not used for skipping a class or a meal. Use サボる or 抜かす instead.
ウサギが跳ねている。
The rabbit is hopping.