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Kanji Detail for 逃 - "to escape, to let escape"

逃

  • Meaning

    逃 means "to escape, to let escape." Also associated with to blink.

    1. To escape - To flee; to leave.

    2. To let escape - To miss an opportunity.

    3. To blink - To move the eyes.

  • Words using 逃

    • 逃亡 とうぼう Listen escape; flight; running away
    • 逃走 とうそう Listen flight; desertion; escape
    • 逃げ にげ Listen escape; getaway; evasion
    • 逃げ切る にげきる Listen to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun
    • 逃避 とうひ Listen escape; evasion; flight
    • 逃げ出す にげだす Listen to run away; to flee; to make off
    • 逃がす にがす Listen to set free; to let go; to release
    • 逃げ足 にげあし Listen running away; escaping on foot

  • Tattoo check: 逃

    • Verified meaning: to escape, to let escape
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to blink

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    escape; flee; shirk; evade; set free

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    escape, flee; abscond, dodge

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to escape; to run away; to flee

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fleeing to escape something. Such as 逃難 (flee disaster), 逃債 (evade debts). | To leave. "Mencius" says "Escaping from Mo must return to Yang."

  • Onyomi

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    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

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    ni.gasu(に-がす) に-がす

    ni.geru(に-げる) に-げる

    noga.reru(のが-れる) のが-れる

    noga.su(のが-す) のが-す

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    to escape to let escape to blink flee run away avoid evade elude abscond dodge retreat slip away bolt miss release

Sentences including 逃

  • It is no use trying to escape.

  • The dog frightened the children away.

  • As soon as he saw me , he ran away.

  • Along with his children he fled the country.

  • I ran for my life.

  • None can get away from death.

  • I wanna run away i don't know how to set me free to live.

  • The thief ran away and the policeman ran after him.

  • He had no choice but to run away.

  • I felt like running away.

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