逃
逃 — Escape
escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomiにげる (nigeru)
Kun’yomiにがす (nigasu)
Kun’yomiのがす (nogasu)
Kun’yomiのがれる (nogareru)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 逃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逃げる | にげる nigeru | to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger) |
| 逃走 | とうそう tousou | flight; desertion; escape |
| 逃亡 | とうぼう toubou | escape; flight; running away |
| 逃げ | にげ nige | escape; getaway; evasion |
| 逃がす | にがす nigasu | to set free; to let go; to release |
| 逃げ出す | にげだす nigedasu | to run away; to flee; to make off |
Study notes
逃 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #931 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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