Kanji 飛: fly, skip (pages), scatter
Key takeaways
Kanji 飛: fly, skip (pages), scatter. Readings and core meaning.
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Kanji at a glance
Core meaning / core image
Core meaning: 飛
fly, skip (pages), scatter
Kanji structure breakdown
Mnemonic story
Mnemonic story
The kanji 飛 is a pictograph of a bird spreading its wings to fly. Imagine the central 升 (measuring box) part as the bird's body and the surrounding strokes as its wings. It is commonly used in words like airplane (飛行機) or soaring (飛上) to represent flying or skipping.
