飛躍

ひやく

leap; jump

Also:stepping out into the wider world

What does 飛躍 mean?

飛躍 is a Japanese noun meaning leap; jump in English. It can also be translated as stepping out into the wider world depending on context. It is written as 飛躍 in kanji, ひやく in hiragana, and hiyaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼の言うことには理論の飛躍がありすぎる。

There is a leap of logic in what he says.