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逃げる

にげる

Readings

にげる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v1, vito 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. 2.
    v1, vito avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
  3. 3.
    v1, vito win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
  4. 4.
    v1, vito escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
  5. 5.
    v1, vito fail to hold an ideal posture

Kanji breakdown

N49 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

囚人が牢獄から逃げた。

A convict has escaped from prison.

警官を見て泥棒たちは逃げた。

At the sight of the policemen the thieves ran away.

現実から逃げることはできない。

You can't escape from reality.

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to escape; to run away

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