Moto 逃: Escape; Flee; ShirkKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トウ
- Kun'yomi
- に(げる)、に(がす)、のが(す)、のが(れる)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 127 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)
- 逃亡とうぼうescape; flight
- 逃走とうそうflight; desertion
- 逃避とうひescape; evasion
- 逃避行とうひこうflight; elopement
- 国外逃亡こくがいとうぼうfleeing the country
- 敵前逃亡てきぜんとうぼうdesertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
- 現実逃避げんじつとうひescape from reality; escapism
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 逃げるにげるto escape; to run away
- 逃げにげescape; getaway
- 逃れるのがれるto escape
- 逃げ切るにげきるto make good one's escape; to get away
- 夜逃げよにげnight flight (without paying); skipping out by night
- 持ち逃げもちにげmaking off with (something); absconding
- 見逃しみのがしoverlooking
- 見逃すみのがすto miss; to overlook
- 言い逃れいいのがれevasion; excuse
- 逃がすにがすto set free; to let go
- 逃げ出すにげだすto run away; to flee
- 逃げ回るにげまわるto run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
- 逃げ場にげばrefuge; escape
- 逃げ惑うにげまどうto run about trying to escape
- 逃げ腰にげごしpreparing to flee; being ready to run away
- 逃げ足にげあしrunning away; escaping on foot
- 逃げ込むにげこむto take refuge in; to succeed in running away
- 逃げ道にげみちway out; means to escape
- 逃すのがすto miss (e.g. a chance); to lose
- 食い逃げくいにげleaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash
- お見逃しなくおみのがしなくDon't miss it
- その場逃れそのばのがれmakeshift; stopgap
- ひき逃げひきにげhit-and-run (causing personal injury)
- やり逃げやりにげbreaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am
- ピン逃げピンにげping pong dash; ding dong dash
- 一寸逃れいっすんのがれquibbling; prevarication
- 一時逃れいちじのがれquibbling; temporizing
- 三十六計逃げるにしかずさんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかずthe smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
- 乗り逃げのりにげstealing a ride; stolen ride
- 乗り逃すのりのがすto miss (train, boat)
- 借り逃げかりにげrunning away from a debt
- 兵役逃れへいえきのがれevading military service; draft dodging
- 勝ち逃げかちにげquitting while one is ahead
- 取り逃がすとりにがすto miss (capturing); to fail to catch
- 売り逃げうりにげselling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
- 夜逃げ屋よにげやfly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
- 好機を逃すこうきをのがすto let an opportunity slip
- 当て逃げあてにげhit-and-run accident causing property damage
- 役逃げやくにげcheating by hiding a card one has been dealt (so that one can claim one wasn't dealt the correct number of cards)
- 徴兵逃れちょうへいのがれevading military service; draft dodging
- 振り逃げふりにげreaching first base safely due to opponent's error
- 機会を逃すきかいをのがすto miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
- 籤逃れくじのがれelimination by lottery
- 聞き逃すききのがすto fail to hear something; to miss
Other readings
- 三十六計逃げるに如かずさんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかずthe smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
- 乗り逃がすのりのがすto miss (train, boat)
- 乗逃げのりにげstealing a ride; stolen ride
- 其の場逃れそのばのがれmakeshift; stopgap
- 取り逃すとりにがすto miss (capturing); to fail to catch
- 取逃すとりにがすto miss (capturing); to fail to catch
- 当座逃れとざのがれtemporary expedient
- 持逃もちにげmaking off with (something); absconding
- 持逃げもちにげmaking off with (something); absconding
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