単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#721 most used

逃げる

にげる2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to run away; to escape

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

The boy ran away.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

It is no use trying to escape.

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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)

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away

ichidan verb · intransitive

3

to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)

ichidan verb · intransitive

4

to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)

ichidan verb · intransitive

5

to fail to hold an ideal posture

ichidan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#721 most used

Written逃げる only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium