飛とび抜ぬける

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飛び抜ける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	飛とび抜ぬける	飛とび抜ぬけない
Polite	飛とび抜ぬけます	飛とび抜ぬけません
Past polite	飛とび抜ぬけました	飛とび抜ぬけませんでした
Past	飛とび抜ぬけた	飛とび抜ぬけなかった
Te-form	飛とび抜ぬけて	飛とび抜ぬけないで
Desire	飛とび抜ぬけたい	飛とび抜ぬけたくない
Potential	飛とび抜ぬけられるalso 飛とび抜ぬけれる	飛とび抜ぬけられないalso 飛とび抜ぬけれない
Passive	飛とび抜ぬけられる	飛とび抜ぬけられない
Causative	飛とび抜ぬけさせる	飛とび抜ぬけさせない
Causative passive	飛とび抜ぬけさせられる	飛とび抜ぬけさせられない
Volitional	飛とび抜ぬけよう
Polite volitional	飛とび抜ぬけましょう
Imperative	飛とび抜ぬけろ	飛とび抜ぬけるな
Conditional	飛とび抜ぬければ	飛とび抜ぬけなければ
Tara conditional	飛とび抜ぬけたら	飛とび抜ぬけなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

stand out; be outstanding; be preeminent

Describes someone or something that is markedly superior or exceptional compared to others in a group. Often used in the ている form to describe a state.

彼かれはクラスの中なかで飛とび抜ぬけて成せい績せきがいい。
He stands out in the class with excellent grades.
この選せん手しゅの能のう力りょくは飛とび抜ぬけている。
This player's ability is outstanding.

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Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
抜slip out, extract, pull out

Related words

抜ぬきん出でる
Similar meaning of 'to excel' or 'to be preeminent', but 抜きん出る is more formal and literary, while 飛び抜ける is more common in everyday speech.
際きわ立だつ
Means 'to be conspicuous' or 'to stand out', but focuses on visual or noticeable distinctness rather than superiority. 飛び抜ける implies a higher degree of excellence.

Built from

飛とぶ+抜ぬける

Written forms

飛とび抜ぬけるUsage65%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and common usage.
とびぬけるUsage20%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is not needed or for emphasis.
飛とびぬけるUsage15%
Alternate kanji spelling with ぬ instead of 抜; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 飛び (tobi, 'jumping', continuative form of 飛ぶ) and 抜ける (nukeru, 'to come out' or 'to be omitted'), literally 'to jump out and away', giving the sense of standing out from the rest.