Vocab Info

N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

()げるto escape, to run away

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan 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. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

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

    3. Ichidan 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. Ichidan 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. Ichidan 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】

    CommonUncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 300

    Examples

    --:--

      (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
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.