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逃避 (とうひ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
escape ; evasion ; flight
A Sino-Japanese noun and intransitive する verb for getting away from, or avoiding, something. Often used for abstract or psychological avoidance, as in 現実逃避 and 責任逃避, but it can also refer more formally to flight from danger or pressure.
彼かれ の 沈ちん 黙もく は 、 責せき 任にん 逃とう 避ひ と 受う け 取と ら れ た 。
His silence was taken as an evasion of responsibility.
Similar words 逃に げる The everyday verb for running away or escaping; 逃避 is a more noun-like, Sino-Japanese word and often sounds more abstract or written.
回かい 避ひ Means deliberate avoidance of a problem, risk, or situation; 逃避 can imply escaping from something unpleasant, especially psychologically or emotionally.
逃とう 亡ぼう Refers more specifically to fleeing or going on the run, often from the law or pursuers; 逃避 is broader and often abstract.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 逃, associated with escaping, and 避, associated with avoiding. The spelling transparently matches the modern meaning; no more specific historical derivation is.
