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逸れる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	逸それる	逸それない
Polite	逸それます	逸それません
Past polite	逸それました	逸それませんでした
Past	逸それた	逸それなかった
Te-form	逸それて	逸それないで
Desire	逸それたい	逸それたくない
Potential	逸それられるalso 逸それれる	逸それられないalso 逸それれない
Passive	逸それられる	逸それられない
Causative	逸それさせる	逸それさせない
Causative passive	逸それさせられる	逸それさせられない
Volitional	逸それよう
Polite volitional	逸それましょう
Imperative	逸それろ	逸それるな
Conditional	逸それれば	逸それなければ
Tara conditional	逸それたら	逸それなかったら

Pairs withそらす

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

veer off; swerve; miss the target

usually written using kana alone

Describes a physical trajectory that goes off course, such as a ball, vehicle, or weapon missing its intended target.

矢やが的まとからそれた。
The arrow missed the target.
車くるまが急きゅうに左ひだりへそれた。
The car suddenly swerved to the left.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

stray; digress; wander off topic

usually written using kana alone

Used for conversations, thoughts, or attention moving away from the main point or intended direction.

話はなしが横よこ道みちにそれてしまった。
The conversation strayed off topic.
彼かれの注ちゅう意いはすぐにそれる。
His attention wanders easily.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が〈場ば所しょ〉から逸それるfor something to veer off from its expected course
台たい風ふうが予よ想そうされたコースから逸それた。
The typhoon veered off its predicted course.
話はなしが本ほん題だいから逸それるfor a conversation to stray from the main topic
議ぎ論ろんの途と中ちゅうで話はなしが本ほん題だいから逸それてしまった。
The discussion drifted away from the main topic partway through.
視し線せんが逸それるfor one's gaze to drift away from something
彼かれの視し線せんがふと窓まどの外そとに逸それた。
His gaze suddenly drifted toward the window.

Expressions

的まとを逸それるmiss the target; be off the mark
針しん路ろを逸それるswerve from the course; stray from the path

Kanji

逸deviate, idleness, leisure

Transitive / intransitive

そらすN2
逸らす is the transitive partner meaning to intentionally turn or deflect something away, while 逸れる is intransitive, describing something veering off on its own.

Related words

外はずれるN3
外れる means to be off the mark or come off in a general sense, while 逸れる specifically describes veering away from an intended path, target, or topic.
ずれるN3
ずれる describes a slight slip or misalignment in position or timing, whereas 逸れる describes deviating from a course or focus, often more noticeably.
脱だっ線せんN2sense 2
脱線する is used specifically for a conversation or train of thought derailing, a narrower and more idiomatic word than the general 逸れる.

Opposites

命めい中ちゅうN1sense 1
命中する means to hit the target squarely, the opposite of 逸れる's sense of a shot or trajectory missing the mark.

Don't confuse with

反そるN1
反る means for something rigid to warp or curve backward, while 逸れる means to veer away from an intended course or topic; the words sound alike but describe different kinds of deviation.
はぐれるN1
Written with the same kanji, 逸れる read それる means to deviate or stray from a path or topic, while はぐれる specifically means to get separated from a companion or group.

Word family

逸それ矢や
stray arrow
見み逸それる
fail to recognize; not recognize · underestimate; misjudge (someone's ability)

Written forms

逸それるUsage28%
Standard kanji form, though It is usually written in kana.
それるUsage72%
Kana spelling is very common and recommended for learners; usually written in kana.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 逸る (そる, 'to deviate') with the intransitive suffix れる, indicating a spontaneous or natural deviation. The kanji 逸 carries the meaning of 'deviate' or 'escape'.