Translation guide
The English phrase "skip over" has several distinct meanings. This guide breaks them down into practical uses: physically jumping over something, omitting or bypassing something, moving quickly from one topic to another, and in computing, moving to the next iteration. Each meaning is explained with natural Japanese expressions.
To leap or jump over an obstacle or object.
The most common and natural way to say 'jump over' something. Used for physical obstacles like fences, puddles, etc.
He jumped over the fence.
Similar to 飛び越える, but slightly more literary or formal. Often used in written descriptions.
The athlete easily jumped over the hurdle.
Variant of 跳び越す; the kanji 飛 emphasizes flying through the air. Less common.
The child jumped over the stream.
To skip over something intentionally, such as a section in a book, a step in a process, or a person in a queue.
Commonly used for skipping parts of a book, movie, or process. Can also mean to skip a person (e.g., in a game or line).
I skipped over the boring chapters.
He skipped over me and talked to the next person.
Means 'to omit' or 'to leave out'. More formal than 飛ばす. Used when you deliberately exclude something.
To skip or leave out, often used in the sense of skipping a step or a person in a sequence. Can sound casual.
To jump from one subject to another in conversation or thought.
In programming, to skip the rest of the current loop iteration and continue with the next one.
飛ばす is casual and often used for skipping things in a sequence (like pages or steps). 省く is more formal and implies deliberate omission to save time or space. Use 省く in business or academic contexts when you are leaving out details.
Since we're short on time, I'll skip over the explanation.
飛び越える is only for physically jumping over something. Using it for skipping a chapter or a person would sound strange. Use 飛ばす or 省く instead.
詳細は省いて要点だけ話します。
I'll skip over the details and just talk about the main points.
I accidentally skipped over one step in the procedure.
She skipped over the topic and suddenly started talking about the weather.
If an error occurs, skip over to the next iteration.