飛んで

とんで
Frequency:
1

An expression used when reading numbers aloud to indicate zero or skipped digits (colloquial practice of 'flying' over digits).

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電話番号を言うとき、20036を『二万飛んで三十六』と言う人がいる。

When saying a phone number, some people pronounce 20036 as 'ni-man tonde sanjūroku' (two ten-thousands, then 36).

2

The -te form of the verb 飛ぶ (to fly); used in compounds like 'flying away/coming' and to indicate motion or leaping.

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鳥が高く飛んで行った。

A bird flew high away.

ボールが跳ねて飛んでしまった。

The ball bounced and flew off.