English Reference

Japanese

逃にげる

Kana にげる Romaji nigeru

JLPT N4 Common word

Definitions

01ichidan verb · intransitive

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

02ichidan verb · intransitive

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

03ichidan verb · intransitive

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

04ichidan verb · intransitive

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

05ichidan verb · intransitive

to fail to hold an ideal posture

as 腰が〜 or 体が〜

Examples

囚人が牢獄から逃げた。

A convict has escaped from prison.

Tatoeba #148309

警官を見て泥棒たちは逃げた。

At the sight of the policemen the thieves ran away.

Tatoeba #176309

現実から逃げることはできない。

You can't escape from reality.

Tatoeba #174871

Other forms

遁げる (rarely used kanji form)

Source

This site uses the JMdict dictionary file. It is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's licence (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences come from the Tatoeba project and are licensed under CC BY 2.0 FR. All sources.

English Reference