Used as a noun meaning the act of escaping or evading something. Often appears in compound expressions like 逃れの道 (way of escape) or 責任逃れ (evasion of responsibility).
He is trying to evade responsibility.
There is no way of escape left.
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.
直面 means to face something head-on, the opposite of 逃れ, which means to evade or escape from it.
逃げ is the plain noun form of 逃げる meaning simply 'flight/fleeing', while 逃れ often implies successfully getting free from a duty or danger and is common in compounds like 責任逃れ.
escape; get away; avoid being caught in
evasion; excuse; subterfuge
elimination by lottery
quibbling; prevarication; making excuses
temporary evasion; quibbling; temporizing
Standard kanji spelling for this noun meaning escape or evasion.
Uncommon variant kanji; 逃れ is preferred in modern usage.
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'.
escape; flee; run away
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient