NichiDict

飛び起きる

とびおきる
[tobiokiru]

Meanings

1.IchidanIntransitive

to jump up to one's feet

Examples

目覚まし時計の音で飛び起きた

I jumped out of bed at the sound of the alarm.

大きな地震の揺れで家族全員が飛び起きている

The whole family jumped up from the strong earthquake shaking.

悪夢を見て夜中に飛び起きる

I jump awake in the middle of the night from a nightmare.