飛とび越こす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

leap over; jump over; vault over

Used for physically jumping over an obstacle, such as a fence, ditch, or hurdle. Also used figuratively for skipping over something, like a step or a rank.

彼かれは塀へいを飛とび越こした。
He leaped over the fence.
その選せん手しゅはハードルを軽かる々がると飛とび越こした。
The athlete easily vaulted over the hurdle.

彼かれは課か長ちょうを飛とび越こして部ぶ長ちょうになった。

He skipped over the section chief position and became a department manager.

Written forms

飛とび越こすUsage72%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
跳とび越こすUsage15%
Alternate kanji emphasizing a jumping motion; less common than 飛び越す.
とびこすUsage8%
飛とび越こすUsage5%
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used.
跳とび越こす
Abbreviated kanji form with 跳; rarely used.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
越surpass, cross over, move to
跳hop, leap up, spring

Similar words

飛とび越こえる
飛び越える is intransitive and focuses on the action of going over, while 飛び越す is transitive and emphasizes the object being cleared or skipped.
跳とぶ
跳ぶ is a general intransitive verb for jumping or leaping, whereas 飛び越す specifically means to jump over something.

Etymology

Compound of 飛び (continuative form of 飛ぶ 'to jump, fly') + 越す ('to cross over, exceed').