Japanese symbol for “desertion”
逃走
とうそう
Romaji: tousou
flight; desertion; escape
In Japanese, desertion is 逃走, read とうそう (tousou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi flight; desertion; escape
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “desertion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱走 | だっそう dassou | escape; flight; breakout |
| 脱落 | だつらく datsuraku | dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside |
| 遺棄 | いき iki | abandonment; desertion |
| 置き去り | おきざり okizari | leaving behind; desertion; abandonment |
| 離反 | りはん rihan | estrangement; alienation; disaffection |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逃げる | にげる nigeru | to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger) |
| 逃げ | にげ nige | escape; getaway; evasion |
| 逃れる | のがれる nogareru | to escape |
| 逃亡 | とうぼう toubou | escape; flight; running away |
| 逃避 | とうひ touhi | escape; evasion; flight |
| 走る | はしる hashiru | to run |
| 走行 | そうこう soukou | running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling |
| 走り | はしり hashiri | running |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.