The kanji 逃: meaning, readings and stroke order

逃

Meaning: run away, miss
On reading: トウ tou
Kun reading: に（げる） nigeru、に（がす） nigasu、のが（す） nogasu、のが（れる） nogareru
Strokes: 9
Radical: 辵 walk
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chạy trốn, bỏ lỡ (đào)
Japanese: にげる。のがす。
Korean: 도망치다, 놓치다 (도)
Chinese: 逃跑、错过

Readings, words and example sentences

トウ tou · on reading · less common

逃とう走そう
running away, escape
犯人が 逃とう走そうしました。
The criminal ran away.

に（げる） nigeru · kun reading

逃にげる
to run away
ねこがいそいで 逃にげました。
The cat ran away in a hurry.

に（がす） nigasu · kun reading · less common

逃にがす
to let go, to set free
つった魚を川に 逃にがします。
I let the fish I caught go back into the river.

のが（す） nogasu · kun reading · less common

逃のがす
to miss (a chance)
よいきかいを 逃のがしました。
I missed a good chance.

のが（れる） nogareru · kun reading · less common

逃のがれる
to escape (from), to get away
暑さから 逃のがれて 山へ行きます。
I go to the mountains to get away from the heat.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.