Japanese symbol for “escapist”

逃避的

とうひてき

Romaji: touhiteki

escapist; evasive

In Japanese, escapist is 逃避的, read とうひてき (touhiteki).

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Meanings

adj-na escapist; evasive

Kanji and stroke order

逃

escape, flee, shirk

on: トウ
kun: に.げる、に.がす、のが.す、のが.れる

9 strokes · JLPT 2

避

evade, avoid, avert

on: ヒ
kun: さ.ける、よ.ける

16 strokes · JLPT 1

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

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)
逃走	とうそう tousou	flight; desertion; escape
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
避難	ひなん hinan	taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation
回避	かいひ kaihi	evasion; avoidance
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

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.