Japanese symbol for “elude”
受け流す
うけながす
Romaji: ukenagasu
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade
In Japanese, elude is 受け流す, read うけながす (ukenagasu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
Written forms: 受け流す、受流す. Readings: うけながす.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “elude”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 免れる | まぬがれる manugareru | to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert |
| エルード | エルード eruudo | elude |
| すり抜ける | すりぬける surinukeru | to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受験 | じゅけん juken | taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university) |
| 受け | うけ uke | popularity; favour; favor |
| 受ける | うける ukeru | to receive; to get |
| 受付 | うけつけ uketsuke | reception (desk); information desk; receptionist |
| 受信 | じゅしん jushin | receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.) |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ ukeire | receiving; acceptance; reception |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “elude”.
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.