にげる

逃 げる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to run away, to flee, to get away (e.g. from danger), to escape, to break out, to leave (e.g. one's spouse)

    • 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.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

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

    • 現実から逃げることはできない。
      You can't escape from reality.

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

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

  4. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

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

  5. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to fail to hold an ideal posture
    as 腰が〜 or 体が〜