fleeing into hiding; escaping and going underground
Literary noun describing the act of running away and concealing oneself. Rare in modern Japanese; mostly encountered in historical or formal writing.
He fled into the mountains to hide from his pursuers.
Compound of 逃 (escape) and 竄 (hide, conceal). The character 竄 is rare and carries a nuance of going into hiding or exile. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows classical Chinese compounding patterns.