JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
逃れる
To escape or evade danger, difficulty, or responsibility
Readings
Other forms
遁れる rare kanji
逃れます polite form
逃れた plain past
逃れて te-form
1 Verb (Ichidan, Intransitive)
To escape (from a physical danger or place)
Describes the act of successfully freeing oneself from physical peril, confinement, or pursuit.
Example
津波 から 逃れる ため に 、 高台 へ 避難 した 。
We evacuated to higher ground to escape from the tsunami.
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2 Verb (Ichidan, Intransitive)
To avoid / get out of (an abstract situation)
Refers to evading abstract burdens, liabilities, or negative states of affairs.
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