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逃れる (のがれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
escape ; get away ; avoid being caught in
Intransitive Ichidan verb meaning to escape from danger, harm, pursuit, blame, or another unwanted situation. Commonly used with から or with an undesirable thing marked by を, as in 危険を逃れる.
洪こう
水ずい
の
被ひ
害がい
を
逃のが
れ
た
。
The residents escaped damage from the flood.
Written forms 逃のが れる Usage 87%
Standard, common kanji spelling for のがれる.
のがれる Usage 12%
遁のが れる Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form given; 逃れる is the normal spelling in modern writing.
Similar words 逃に げる More general and often physical, meaning to run away or flee; 逃れる emphasizes successfully getting free from a danger, harm, pursuit, or undesirable situation.
免まぬが れる Often means to be spared from or avoid an unwanted duty, punishment, or damage; it is somewhat more formal and less physically flight-oriented than 逃れる.
Etymology The spelling 逃れる uses 逃, a kanji conventionally associated with fleeing or escape. The rare variant 遁れる uses 遁, also associated with escape or withdrawal; the exact historical derivation of the word is not specified.
