逃げる

Meanings

1. to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover
2. to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
3. to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
4. to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
5. to fail to hold an ideal posture

Part of speech: ichidan verb, intransitive

Kanji

• 逃

  Meanings

  escape, flee, shirk, evade

  On reading

  トウ

  Kun reading

  に.げる、に.がす、のが.す、のが.れる

  Strokes

  9

Example sentences

• 囚人が牢獄から逃げた。

  A convict has escaped from prison.

  Tatoeba #148309 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 警官を見て泥棒たちは逃げた。

  At the sight of the policemen the thieves ran away.

  Tatoeba #176309 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 現実から逃げることはできない。

  You can't escape from reality.

  Tatoeba #174871 · CC BY 2.0 FR