逃 – escape, flee, shirk

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The kanji 逃 means escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is トウ (tou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is に.げる、に.がす、のが.す、のが.れる (nigeru, nigasu, nogasu, nogareru). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	トウ	tou
Kun’yomi	に.げる	nigeru
Kun’yomi	に.がす	nigasu
Kun’yomi	のが.す	nogasu
Kun’yomi	のが.れる	nogareru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 込・儿・冫.

Words using 逃

逃げるにげるto run away逃がすにがすto set free逃亡とうぼうescape逃すのがすto miss (e.g. a chance)逃走とうそうflight逃れるのがれるto escape見逃すみのがすto miss逃げ出すにげだすto run away

Example sentences

囚人が牢獄から逃げた。

A convict has escaped from prison.

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警官を見て泥棒たちは逃げた。

At the sight of the policemen the thieves ran away.

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現実から逃げることはできない。

You can't escape from reality.

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Kanji with the same radical

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