Vocab Info

N4 る-verb, Intransitive verb

()げるto escape, to run away

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

    2. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

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

    3. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

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

    4. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

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

    5. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      5.

      to fail to hold an ideal posture

      as 腰が〜 or 体が〜

    All Forms

    逃げる 【にげる】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 300

    Examples

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      (おに)ごっこで(おに)から全力(ぜんりょく)()げる

      To run away from the person who is it with all your might when playing tag.

      • N4

      自分(じぶん)だけ過去(かこ)(いや)出来事(できごと)から()()いのだろうか…。

      I wonder if it is okay for only me to run away from the things I don't like in the past.

      • N4

      (いま)までずっと宿題(しゅくだい)から()ていたが、もうやらなくてはならないだろう。

      All this time I have been running away from my homework, but now I have to do it.

      • N4

      上着(うわぎ)から(ねつ)()げないように、ファスナーを(うえ)まできっちり()めましょう。

      Close the zipper tightly to the top to prevent heat from escaping through the jacket.

      • N3

      「なんで(みせ)から(きゃく)()げてしまうのかしら…。」「その(へん)装飾(そうしょく)のせいじゃない?」

      'I wonder why customers are fleeing the store...''Isn't it because of those weird decorations?'

      • N3
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