JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 逃: "escape, flee, shirk"
The kanji 逃 means "escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read トウ in on'yomi and に.げる, に.がす, のが.す, のが.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
に.げるに.がすのが.すのが.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 931 of 2,501 |
Common words with 逃
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 逃げるto run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape · to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk
- 逃げ出すto run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels · to start to run away
- 逃がすto set free; to let go; to release · to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away; to fail to catch
- 逃れるto escape
- 見逃すto miss; to overlook; to fail to notice · to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to turn a blind eye to
- 逃すto miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away · to set free; to let go
- 逃走flight; desertion; escape
- 逃亡escape; flight; running away; elopement
- 逃げ込むto take refuge in; to succeed in running away
- 逃げ場(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out
- 逃げ切るto make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun · to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
- 逃げ回るto run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
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