Kanji

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

逃げる にげる
犯人は警察から逃げた

The criminal escaped from the police.

とする とする
逃げようとしたが無理だった

I tried to escape but it was impossible.

逃げ出す にげだす
彼は責任から逃げ出した。

He ran away from responsibility.

隙 すき
「一瞬の隙を突いて、彼は逃げ出した。

Seizing a momentary opening, he ran away.

逃がす にがす
せっかくのチャンスを逃がした。

I ended up missing a rare opportunity.

逃れる のがれる
彼はようやく追っ手から逃れることができた。

He was finally able to escape from his pursuers.

身を隠す みをかくす
犯人は警察の追っ手から逃れるために、山小屋に身を隠した。

The culprit hid in a mountain hut to escape from the police pursuit.

見逃す みのがす
彼は絶好のチャンスを見逃してしまった。

He missed a golden opportunity.

話 わ
このドラマの第1話は見逃せない。

You can't miss the first episode of this drama.

逃す のがす
せっかくのチャンスを逃してしまった

I missed a precious opportunity.

Example Vocabulary

逃げる

にげる

to escape; to run away

逃げ出す

にげだす

to run away; to flee

逃がす

にがす

to let go; to miss (an opportunity)

逃れる

のがれる

to escape; to evade; to avoid

見逃す

みのがす

to miss, to overlook, to let go

逃す

のがす

to let escape; to miss (an opportunity); to lose

逃走

とうそう

escape; flight; desertion

逃亡

とうぼう

escape; flight; desertion

逃げ込む

にげこむ

to take refuge in; to flee into; to run into (for cover)

逃げ場

にげば

place to flee; place of refuge; escape route

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