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飛び込み (とびこみ, tobikomi) Japanese meaning: jump | Kotomora
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み
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し
た
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He did a dive into the pool.
Plunging into a new business involves risk.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 飛と び 込こ み 禁きん 止し diving (into the water) is prohibited at a place
Diving into this pond is prohibited.
飛と び 込こ みで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something without a prior appointment
He applied for an interview without an appointment.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 飛と び 込こ みで 来く る someone shows up unannounced
Sales customers often show up without an appointment.
Kanji 飛 fly, skip (pages), scatter 込 crowded, mixture, in bulk Related words ダイブ is a casual loanword for jumping/diving (often in sports or internet slang), while 飛び込み is the native Japanese term used more broadly, including formal contexts like diving competitions.
押し掛け describes showing up uninvited and often unwelcome, while 飛び込み (in this sense) is more neutral, commonly used for unannounced sales visits or arrivals.
突入 emphasizes forcefully rushing or bursting into a situation or place, whereas 飛び込み more often describes a controlled jump or dive, though both can be used metaphorically for plunging into a state of affairs.
Don't confuse with 飛び入り means joining an event or contest on the spot without having registered in advance, while 飛び込み usually refers to physically diving/jumping or showing up unannounced in a business context.
飛び出し describes something or someone suddenly dashing or popping out (e.g. a child running into the street), the reverse direction of 飛び込み, which means jumping or plunging into something.
飛び込み covers diving in, sudden unscheduled entry, or walk-ins in general, whereas 駆け込み specifically implies rushing in a hurry, often right before something closes or a deadline passes.
Word family headlong dive; header; plunge
diving board; diving platform
door-to-door sales; cold calling
Written forms 飛と び 込こ み Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
飛とび 込こ み Usage 4%
Less common variant with the same reading.
Etymology Compound of the verb stem 飛び (tobi, 'jumping') from 飛ぶ (tobu, 'to jump/fly') and 込み (komi, 'going into') from 込む (komu, 'to go into'). Literally 'jumping in'.
飛と び 降お り
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.
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suicide by jumping in front of a train
