# 跳 — hop; jump

跳 means “hop; jump”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: チョウ (chou). Kun'yomi: は(ねる) (haneru), と(ぶ) (tobu). You'll see it in words such as 跳ねる (haneru, “to jump; to leap”).

- Meaning: hop; jump
- On'yomi: チョウ (chou)
- Kun'yomi: は(ねる) (haneru), と(ぶ) (tobu)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 3

## How to remember 跳

Sounds like 兆: both read チョウ.

Parts: 足 foot · 兆 trillion

## Words with 跳

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 跳ねる | はねる (haneru) | to jump; to leap |
| 跳ぶ | とぶ (tobu) | to jump; to leap |

## Don't confuse it with

[路](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/route/) · [捉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-hold-of/)

## More in the “Moving 3” set

[往](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-out/) · [墜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crash-down/) · [逸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deviate/) · [遭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/) · [践](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/put-into-practice/) · [伏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lie-prone/) · [赴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proceed-to/) · [跳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hop/)

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