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飛ばす

とばす

to fly, to launch in the air

Mnemonic

You put the thing into the air rather than going up yourself. The same to-boot とば as 飛ぶ, except this time somebody threw it, and the paper plane is on its third lap: とばす.

Worth knowing

飛ぶ とぶ is a thing flying. 飛ばす is you sending it up.

Built from

fly
Both wings up and the tail streaming out behind. A pictograph.

Words sharing these kanji

to fly to fly out, to dash out to dive into

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