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逃がす · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Deliberately allowing a person, animal, or thing to escape or be free. Often implies a conscious decision not to hold back.

Related words

放はなすN3sense 1
放す is a simple, everyday word for releasing one's grip on something, while 逃がす specifically implies letting it escape or go free.
見み逃のがすN2sense 2
見逃す means to overlook or fail to notice something (like a mistake or chance), while 逃がす focuses on the thing itself slipping away or being let go.
解かい放ほうN2sense 1
解放する is a formal, often abstract word for liberating or freeing someone/something, whereas 逃がす is concrete and everyday, used for animals or captives.
放はなつN1
逃がす is the plain, everyday verb for letting an animal or person go free, while 放つ carries a more dramatic or written tone for the same act.

Opposites

捕つかまえるN4
捕まえる means to catch or seize a person, animal, or opportunity, the opposite of 逃がす which means to let it get away.
捕とらえるN2
逃がす means to let something escape or set it free, the direct opposite of 捉える in the sense of catching or capturing.
捕とるN3
逃がす means to let something go free, the opposite of 捕る, which means to catch and hold onto it.
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Don't confuse with

逃のがすN2
逃す (のがす) usually means to miss or fail to catch something by accident, while 逃がす (にがす) more often implies a deliberate act of letting something go free.
逃にげ出だすN2
逃がす is a transitive verb meaning to let something/someone else escape or release it, whereas 逃げ出す is intransitive and describes the subject itself fleeing.