跳 (Kanji for leap up)

Onyomi

CHOU

When Margaret CHOU taps her foot, it 's an omen that she is about to leap upon her prey.

( を ) と＊ぶ	something jumps up and down. ★★☆☆☆
( が ) は＊ねる	something bounds really far, like lice! KANA ☆☆☆☆☆

縄跳び(なわとび)

jump rope ★☆☆☆☆
縄 (rope) + 跳 (leap up) = 縄跳び (jump rope)

跳躍(ちょうやく) する

to jump horizontally ★☆☆☆☆
跳 (leap up) + 躍 (jump) = 跳躍 (to jump horizontally)

to jump horizontally, as in the Olympic long jump.