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逃避 (とうひ, touhi) Japanese meaning: escape | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 逃避する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 逃とう 避ひ する 逃とう 避ひ しない Polite 逃とう 避ひ します 逃とう 避ひ しません Past polite 逃とう 避ひ しました 逃とう 避ひ しませんでした Past 逃とう 避ひ した 逃とう 避ひ しなかった Te-form 逃とう 避ひ して 逃とう 避ひ しないで Desire 逃とう 避ひ したい 逃とう 避ひ したくない Potential 逃とう 避ひ できる 逃とう 避ひ できない Passive 逃とう 避ひ される 逃とう 避ひ されない Causative 逃とう 避ひ させる 逃とう 避ひ させない Causative passive 逃とう 避ひ させられる 逃とう 避ひ させられない Volitional 逃とう 避ひ しよう Polite volitional 逃とう 避ひ しましょう Imperative 逃とう 避ひ しろ 逃とう 避ひ するな Conditional 逃とう 避ひ すれば 逃とう 避ひ しなければ Tara conditional 逃とう 避ひ したら 逃とう 避ひ しなかったら
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Sometimes you feel like escaping from harsh reality.
His silence was taken as an evasion of responsibility.
Flight from danger is an instinctive reaction.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 から 逃とう 避ひ する to escape or run away from something (stress, reality, responsibility, etc.)
He went on a trip to escape from the stress of work.
逃とう 避ひ に 走はし る to resort to escapism or avoidance
She turned a blind eye to the problem and resorted to escapism.
〈 事こと 〉 への 逃とう 避ひ escape into/from something (as a noun phrase)
Escaping from reality isn't good for one's mental health.
Related words· 6 逃げる is the plain, everyday verb for running away or escaping, while 逃避 is a more formal, noun-like Sino-Japanese word often used for abstract or psychological avoidance.
回避 refers to deliberately avoiding a problem, risk, or confrontation, whereas 逃避 more often implies fleeing from something unpleasant, especially in an emotional or psychological sense.
逃亡 specifically means fleeing or going on the run, often from the law or pursuers, while 逃避 is broader and frequently used for abstract or mental escape.
逃避 emphasizes psychologically running away from a problem or reality, whereas 逃れ is a broader noun for the act of escaping or evading anything.
Show 2 more 逃避 emphasizes fleeing from reality or an unpleasant situation psychologically, whereas 忌避 focuses on deliberately refusing to engage with a duty or obligation out of dislike.
逃避 refers to avoiding or escaping a problem psychologically or abstractly, while 脱出 typically involves an actual physical getaway.
Word family runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
escapist; evasive
immune evasion; antigenic escape
escape from reality; escapism
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.
