Related words 回避 is a formal, often legal or technical term for avoiding something, while 逃れ is a more general word that can carry a sense of shirking or fleeing.
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.
逃走 refers specifically to physically fleeing (e.g. a criminal fleeing the scene), while 逃れ covers both literal escape and abstract evasion like avoiding responsibility.
Word family· 11 escape; get away; avoid being caught in
evasion; excuse; subterfuge
elimination by lottery
quibbling; prevarication; making excuses
temporary evasion; quibbling; temporizing
Show 6 more Show fewer draft evasion; draft dodging; evading military service
temporary expedient; stopgap; makeshift excuse
draft dodging; evading military service
avoiding responsibility; dodging responsibility
escape; flee; run away
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient
Written forms 逃のが れ Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling for this noun meaning escape or evasion.
のがれ Usage 5%
遁のが れ
Uncommon variant kanji; 逃れ is preferred in modern usage.
Etymology Derived from the verb 逃れる (のがれる , 'to escape'), functioning as its nominalized form. The kanji 逃 means 'escape' or 'flee'.
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