飛とび退すさる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

leap back; jump back

Describes a sudden backward leap, often in response to surprise, fear, or to avoid something. Intransitive.

大おおきな犬いぬが突とつ然ぜん吠ほえたので、彼かれは飛とび退すさった。
He leaped back when the big dog suddenly barked.

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I jumped back onto the sidewalk as the car approached.

Written forms

飛とび退すさるUsage9%
Standard kanji spelling using 飛 (fly/leap) and 退 (retreat).
飛とびすさるUsage49%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still used.
とびすさるUsage19%
跳とびすさるUsage14%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; rarely used in practice.
跳とび退すさるUsage9%
Variant using 跳 (jump/hop); interchangeable with 飛び退る.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
退retreat, withdraw, retire
跳hop, leap up, spring

Similar words

飛とび退のく
飛び退く (とびのく) also means 'to jump back' but is more common in modern Japanese. 飛び退る (とびすさる) is less frequent and may sound slightly more literary or emphatic.

Etymology

Compound of 飛び (tobi, 'jumping', continuative form of 飛ぶ) and 退る (saru, 'to leave, go away', archaic verb). The exact historical development is uncertain, but the combination yields the meaning 'to jump away/back'.