飛び出す

とびだす · tobidasu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to jump out

🐸 飛び出す = 飛ぶ (fly, leap) + 出す (out): to leap out

A verb compound: the stem 飛び (from 飛ぶ, to fly or jump) plus 出す (to put out, go out). Together they mean moving out suddenly, as in jumping into the road or rushing out of a room. Sound hook: tobi-dasu, toe-be-dash out.

出 — foot 止 emerging from enclosure 凵
出 is a pictograph showing a foot or plant stepping out of a hollow or enclosure, depicting the act of going forth. The original sense of 'coming out' or 'emerging' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It now broadly means 'to exit, go out, or produce.'

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