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escape
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingに.げる、に.がす、のが.す、のが.れる
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. escapeRtK
  2. evade
  3. flee
  4. set free
  5. shirk
  1. to miss (e.g. a chance)
  2. to lose
  3. to let get away
  4. to set free
  5. to let go

Popular Usage

逃げる

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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turtle (龟) · portent · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 301

Compound words

逃げるにげる
to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out
逃すのがす
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away; to set free; to let go
逃走とうそう
flight; desertion; escape
逃避とうひ
escape; evasion; flight
逃亡とうぼう
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
逃げにげ
escape; getaway; evasion
逃がすにがす
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose
逃れるのがれる
to escape
見逃すみのがす
to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing)
逃げ足にげあし
running away; escaping on foot
逃げ道にげみち
way out; means to escape; escape route
逃げ出すにげだす
to run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escape
逃げ切るにげきる
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
逃竄とうざん
act of fleeing into hiding
飲逃げのみにげ
leaving a pub, restaurant, etc. without having paid for one's drinks
轢逃げひきにげ
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
一寸逃れいっすんのがれ
quibbling
飲み逃げのみにげ
leaving a pub, restaurant, etc. without having paid for one's drinks
資本逃避しほんとうひ
capital flight
借り逃げかりにげ
running away from a debt
食い逃げくいにげ
leaving a restaurant without paying
責任逃れせきにんのがれ
dodging responsibility
敵前逃亡てきぜんとうぼう
desertion in the face of the enemy
当て逃げあてにげ
hit-and-run accident causing property damage

Kun Reading Examples

幸いにも彼らは危険から逃れた。のがれる
Fortunately, they escaped the danger.tatoeba
警察官の姿を見て、彼はたちまち逃げ去った。にげさる
As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran away.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は必死に逃げた。
He ran for his life.tatoeba
彼は悲鳴をあげて逃げて行った。
He cried out and ran away.tatoeba
彼は彼女の時計を持ち逃げした。
He got away with her watch.tatoeba
彼は逃亡を図った。
He attempted to escape.tatoeba
重盛は主従3騎で逃げる。
Shigemori and his two retainers ran away.wiki
天候を利用して逃げる方法。
A way of escape making use of weather.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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