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脱走 (だっそう, dassou) Japanese meaning: escape | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 脱走する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 脱だっ 走そう する 脱だっ 走そう しない Polite 脱だっ 走そう します 脱だっ 走そう しません Past polite 脱だっ 走そう しました 脱だっ 走そう しませんでした Past 脱だっ 走そう した 脱だっ 走そう しなかった Te-form 脱だっ 走そう して 脱だっ 走そう しないで Desire 脱だっ 走そう したい 脱だっ 走そう したくない Potential 脱だっ 走そう できる 脱だっ 走そう できない Passive 脱だっ 走そう される 脱だっ 走そう されない Causative 脱だっ 走そう させる 脱だっ 走そう させない Causative passive 脱だっ 走そう させられる 脱だっ 走そう させられない Volitional 脱だっ 走そう しよう Polite volitional 脱だっ 走そう しましょう Imperative 脱だっ 走そう しろ 脱だっ 走そう するな Conditional 脱だっ 走そう すれば 脱だっ 走そう しなければ Tara conditional 脱だっ 走そう したら 脱だっ 走そう しなかったら
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人じん
が
刑けい
務む
所しょ
から
脱だっ
走そう
し
た
。
The prisoner escaped from the prison.
An incident occurred where a soldier deserted from the base.
Kanji 脱 undress, removing, escape from Related words 逃走 is the general word for fleeing or running away (e.g. from police), while 脱走 specifically means breaking out of confinement like prison or military service.
逃亡 is a broader term for going into hiding or fleeing from the law or danger over time, while 脱走 emphasizes the physical act of breaking out of a confined place.
脱出 means escaping from a dangerous or trapped situation in general, while 脱走 is used specifically for escaping confinement such as prison or the army.
逃げる is the everyday verb meaning simply to run away, while 脱走 is a formal noun/suru-verb specifically for breaking out of confinement or deserting.
脱獄 specifically means escaping from a prison, while 脱走 is broader and can refer to fleeing from any place, duty, or military post.
Don't confuse with 脱走 and 逃走 look and sound alike, but 脱走 means breaking out of confinement while 逃走 just means fleeing or running away without that sense of imprisonment.
脱走 means to escape or flee (e.g. a prisoner), while 脱線 means to derail or digress; they share the kanji 脱 but describe unrelated actions.
脱走 means to escape or flee (e.g. from prison), which learners can confuse with 出走 because both share the kanji 走 and a similar sound.
Etymology Compound of 脱 (datsu, 'escape, remove') and 走 (sō, 'run'). The combination conveys the idea of running away to escape from a place or group.
