The criminal escaped from the police.
逃
escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
⻌部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
にげる, にがす, のがす, のがれる
Common Readings
トウ, に…がす, に…げる, のが…す, のが…れる
Example sentences
I tried to escape but it was impossible.
He ran away from responsibility.
Seizing a momentary opening, he ran away.
I ended up missing a rare opportunity.
He was finally able to escape from his pursuers.
The culprit hid in a mountain hut to escape from the police pursuit.
He missed a golden opportunity.
You can't miss the first episode of this drama.
I missed a precious opportunity.
Example Vocabulary
逃げる
to escape; to run away
逃げ出す
to run away; to flee
逃がす
to let go; to miss (an opportunity)
逃れる
to escape; to evade; to avoid
見逃す
to miss, to overlook, to let go
逃す
to let escape; to miss (an opportunity); to lose
逃走
escape; flight; desertion
逃亡
escape; flight; desertion
逃げ込む
to take refuge in; to flee into; to run into (for cover)
逃げ場
place to flee; place of refuge; escape route
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