飛とび降おり

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Meanings

jumping off; jumping down

Refers to the act of jumping off or down from a height, such as a platform, vehicle, or building. Often used in contexts like 飛び降り自殺 (suicide by jumping).

彼かれは電でん車しゃから飛とび降おりた。
He jumped off the train.
飛とび降おり自じ殺さつは増ふえている。
Suicides by jumping are increasing.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉から飛とび降おりをするto jump off/down from a place
彼かれはビルの屋おく上じょうから飛とび降おりをした。
He jumped off from the roof of the building.
飛とび降おり自じ殺さつをするto commit suicide by jumping
その男だん性せいは駅えきのホームで飛とび降おり自じ殺さつをした。
The man committed suicide by jumping off the train platform.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
下below, down, descend
降descend, precipitate, fall

Related words

落らっ下かN1
飛び降り refers to an intentional jump down from a height, while 落下 is the more neutral, often unintentional, act of falling.
身み投なげN1
飛び降り means jumping down from a height (which may or may not be fatal), while 身投げ specifically implies suicide, whether by jumping from a height, into water, or in front of a train.

Don't confuse with

飛とび込こみ
飛び降り means jumping off/down from a height, while 飛び込み means jumping into something (e.g., water), so the direction of the jump differs.

Counted with

回かいN4
This is counted as an occurrence/event, not as a physical object.

Written forms

飛とび降おりUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern usage.
飛とび下おり
Alternate kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 飛び (tobi, 'jumping', the continuative form of 飛ぶ) and 降り (ori, 'descending', the continuative form of 降りる).