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飛び上がる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	飛とび上あがる	飛とび上あがらない
Polite	飛とび上あがります	飛とび上あがりません
Past polite	飛とび上あがりました	飛とび上あがりませんでした
Past	飛とび上あがった	飛とび上あがらなかった
Te-form	飛とび上あがって	飛とび上あがらないで
Desire	飛とび上あがりたい	飛とび上あがりたくない
Potential	飛とび上あがれる	飛とび上あがれない
Passive	飛とび上あがられる	飛とび上あがられない
Causative	飛とび上あがらせる	飛とび上あがらせない
Causative passive	飛とび上あがらせられるalso 飛とび上あがらされる	飛とび上あがらせられないalso 飛とび上あがらされない
Volitional	飛とび上あがろう
Polite volitional	飛とび上あがりましょう
Imperative	飛とび上あがれ	飛とび上あがるな
Conditional	飛とび上あがれば	飛とび上あがらなければ
Tara conditional	飛とび上あがったら	飛とび上あがらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

jump up; leap up; spring up

Physical upward movement by jumping, often suddenly or because of surprise, joy, or energy. Both 飛び上がる and 跳び上がる are used here.

大おおきな音おとに驚おどろいて、猫ねこが飛とび上あがった。
The cat jumped up in surprise at the loud noise.
子こどもたちは喜よろこんでその場ばで跳とび上あがった。
The children jumped up and down with delight.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

fly up; soar up; take off

Only when written 飛び上がる

Used when something with wings or the ability to fly rises into the air. This sense is tied to the 飛び上がる spelling.

鳩はとの群むれが屋や根ねから一いっ斉せいに飛とび上あがった。
A flock of pigeons flew up from the roof all at once.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

jump ahead; skip ahead; leap upward in position

Only when written 飛び上がる

Figurative use for moving suddenly to a higher or more advanced position, especially after skipping intermediate stages. Restricted this sense to 飛び上がる.

彼かれの順じゅん位いは一いっ気きに五ご位いまで飛とび上あがった。
His ranking jumped all the way up to fifth place.

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Usage patterns

驚おどろいて飛とび上あがるto jump up in surprise
大おおきな音おとに驚おどろいて飛とび上あがった。
I jumped up in surprise at the loud noise.
〈物もの〉が空そらに飛とび上あがるfor something to fly/soar up into the sky
小こ鳥どりが一いっ斉せいに空そらに飛とび上あがった。
The little birds all flew up into the sky at once.
〈数すう〉位いに飛とび上あがるto jump up to a certain rank or position
彼かれのチームは一いっ気きに一いち位いに飛とび上あがった。
His team leapt straight up to first place.
喜よろこんで飛とび上あがるto jump for joy
合ごう格かくの知しらせを聞きいて彼かの女じょは喜よろこんで飛とび上あがった。
She jumped for joy when she heard the news that she'd passed.
〈場ば所しょ〉から飛とび上あがるto jump/spring up from a place
猫ねこがソファから飛とび上あがった。
The cat sprang up from the sofa.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
上above, up
跳hop, leap up, spring

Related words

飛とび跳はねる sense 1
飛び跳ねる describes repeated hopping or bouncing, while 飛び上がる usually refers to a single sudden upward jump.
跳はね上あがる sense 1
跳ね上がる is commonly used for prices or numbers shooting up sharply, whereas 飛び上がる is tied more to physical jumping or flying.
舞まい上あがる sense 2
舞い上がる suggests a fluttering, whirling rise (and figuratively getting carried away), while 飛び上がる is a more direct, physical leap or flight upward.
飛とび立たつ sense 2
飛び立つ emphasizes the act of taking off and departing by flight, while 飛び上がる focuses on the upward motion itself.

Opposites

落おちるN4sense 1
落ちる means to fall or drop down, the opposite motion of 飛び上がる's sudden upward jump or rise.
飛とび降おりるN1
飛び上がる means to jump up, the opposite direction from 飛び降りる, which means to jump down.

Don't confuse with

飛とび出だすN3sense 1
飛び出す means to dash out or burst forward suddenly, while 飛び上がる means to jump or rise upward, not sideways or outward.
飛とび回まわるN2
飛び上がる means to jump or leap upward in one motion, while 飛び回る means to move about restlessly over an area, not a single upward jump.

Built from

飛とぶ+上あがる

Written forms

飛とび上あがるUsage43%
Standard common spelling; usable for jumping up, flying upward, and figurative upward jumps.
とびあがるUsage16%
飛とびあがるUsage13%
search-only kanji form
Search-only okurigana variant; use 飛び上がる in normal writing.
跳とび上あがるUsage10%
Common spelling when the action is a physical jump or leap; Restricted the flying and figurative skip-ahead senses to 飛び上がる.
飛とび上あがるUsage8%
search-only kanji form
Search-only okurigana variant; not recommended for ordinary writing.
跳とびあがるUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant for the physical jumping sense; use 跳び上がる or 飛び上がる in normal writing.
とび上あがるUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji variant; included for lookup.
とび上あがるUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji variant; included for lookup.
飛とび上あがるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only compact spelling; use 飛び上がる in normal writing.
跳とび上あがるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only okurigana variant for the physical jumping sense.
飛とび上あがるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only compact spelling; use 飛び上がる in normal writing.
跳とび上あがるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only compact spelling for the physical jumping sense.

Etymology

A compound verb from the continuative form とび of 飛ぶ or 跳ぶ, meaning 'to fly' or 'to jump,' plus 上がる, 'to go up.' The spelling 飛び emphasizes flying or rising, while 跳び emphasizes physical leaping.