逃
- On
- とう
- Kun
- に.げる;に.がす;のが.す;のが.れる
- Stroke count
- 9
・escape
・flee
・shirk
・evade
・set free
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “逃げる”
逃げる
にげる
to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse)
Example sentence
At the sight of the policemen the thieves ran away.
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to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.);to evade;to dodge;to shirk;to back away
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to win without being overtaken;to hold off the other contenders (until the finish);to keep the lead (and win)
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to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.);to leak out (e.g. of a scent);to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
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to fail to hold an ideal posture
逃げるが勝ち
にげるがかち
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day;discretion is the better part of valor