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そらす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	そらす	そらさない
Polite	そらします	そらしません
Past polite	そらしました	そらしませんでした
Past	そらした	そらさなかった
Te-form	そらして	そらさないで
Desire	そらしたい	そらしたくない
Potential	そらせる	そらせない
Passive	そらされる	そらされない
Causative	そらさせる	そらさせない
Causative passive	そらさせられる	そらさせられない
Volitional	そらそう
Polite volitional	そらしましょう
Imperative	そらせ	そらすな
Conditional	そらせば	そらさなければ
Tara conditional	そらしたら	そらさなかったら

Pairs with逸れる

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

turn away; avert; divert; evade

usually written using kana alone

Used for deliberately turning eyes, a face, attention, or a conversation away from something; common in phrases such as 目をそらす, 視線をそらす, and 話題をそらす.

彼かれは気きまずそうに視し線せんをそらした。
He awkwardly averted his gaze.
都つ合ごうが悪わるくなると、彼かの女じょはすぐ話わ題だいをそらす。
When things become inconvenient, she quickly changes the subject.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

displease; offend; put off

usually written using kana alone

Usually appears in negative expressions such as 客をそらさない or 人をそらさない, meaning not to offend, alienate, or put people off.

その店みせの主しゅ人じんは、客きゃくをそらさない応おう対たいをする。
The owner of that shop treats customers in a way that never puts them off.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

miss; let get past; miss the target

usually written using kana alone

Used when a ball, target, or intended object is missed or allowed to go off course; common with ボール in sports contexts.

捕ほ手しゅがボールをそらして、走そう者しゃが進しん塁るいした。
The catcher let the ball get past him, and the runner advanced.

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Usage patterns

目めをそらすto avert one's eyes
彼かれは恥はずかしくて目めをそらした。
He looked away in embarrassment.
〈人ひと〉をそらさないto not alienate or put off someone
彼かれはどんな客きゃくもそらさない話はなし方かたをする。
He talks in a way that never puts off any customer.
ボールをそらすto let the ball get past; to deflect the ball
キーパーはシュートを何なんとかそらした。
The goalkeeper managed to deflect the shot.
視し線せんをそらすto divert one's gaze
彼かの女じょは気きまずくなって視し線せんをそらした。
She looked away because it was awkward.
話わ題だいをそらすto change the subject
彼かれは質しつ問もんをかわすために話わ題だいをそらした。
He changed the subject to dodge the question.

Kanji

逸deviate, idleness, leisure

Transitive / intransitive

逸それるN2
逸らす is the transitive verb for deliberately turning something away, while 逸れる is its intransitive counterpart for something straying or veering off on its own.

Related words

外はずすN3sense 3
外す is the broader, more direct word for failing to hit or removing something, while 逸らす specifically emphasizes diverting an object's course, as with a ball.
避さけるN3sense 1
避ける means to avoid or dodge something outright, whereas 逸らす is used specifically for turning one's gaze, attention, or a topic away from something.
背そむける
背ける is used specifically for turning one's face or eyes away, often to avoid seeing something unpleasant, while 逸らす is broader and can also mean to shift a topic, gaze, or attention away in general.
かわす
そらす means to deflect or turn something aside (like a topic or one's gaze), while 躱す more broadly covers dodging attacks or evading questions.

Opposites

向むけるN3sense 1
向ける means to turn or direct one's eyes or attention toward something, the opposite of 逸らす, which turns them away.

Don't confuse with

反そらすN1
反らす shares the same reading as 逸らす but means to bend or arch something backward, not to divert one's gaze or attention.

Written forms

そらすUsage78%
This verb is usually written in kana; this is a practical everyday spelling.
逸そらすUsage22%
Attested kanji spelling. It is understandable and used, but kana is often preferred in ordinary writing.

Etymology

A native Japanese verb conventionally written with 逸, a kanji associated with straying, deviating, or escaping from a path. The kana spelling is common; the exact historical derivation is not specified.