noun
Used as a noun meaning the act of escaping or evading something. Often appears in compound expressions like 逃れの道 (way of escape) or 責任逃れ (evasion of responsibility).
彼は責任逃れをしようとしている。
He is trying to evade responsibility.
逃れの道はもう残っていない。
There is no way of escape left.
Derived from the verb 逃れる (のがれる, 'to escape'), functioning as its nominalized form. The kanji 逃 means 'escape' or 'flee'.