Japanese

とびまわる
Meaning: to fly around; to run around; to bustle about; to be busy
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飛び回る 飛び回らない
Polite 飛び回ります 飛び回りません
Past 飛び回った 飛び回らなかった
Polite + Past 飛び回りました 飛び回りませんでした
Te-form 飛び回って 飛び回らなくて
Potential 飛び回れる 飛び回れない
Passive 飛び回られる 飛び回られない
Causative 飛び回らせる 飛び回らせない
Causative + Passive 飛び回らされる 飛び回らされない
Imperative 飛び回れ 飛び回るな

Handwriting

飛
び
回
る

Example sentences

He is flying all over the world for work.
鳥が空中を自由に飛び回っている。
Birds are flying around freely in the air.
蜂が耳元でぶんぶんと飛び回っていて、とても怖かった。
A bee was buzzing around my ear, and it was very scary.
彼は平和の使徒として、世界中を飛び回って紛争の解決に尽力している。
As an apostle of peace, he travels around the world to strive for the resolution of conflicts.
部屋の中でハエが飛び回っている。
A fly is flying around in the room.
彼は戦場ジャーナリストとして世界中を飛び回っている。
He travels around the world as a battlefield journalist.
カモメが大海原を自由に飛び回っている。
Seagulls are flying freely over the vast ocean.
春になると、蜜蜂が花から花へと飛び回る。
When spring comes, honeybees fly from flower to flower.

Usage Notes

Describes flying or moving around actively over a wide area, often due to being busy or active.

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