Japanese symbol for “evade”
逃げる
にげる
Romaji: nigeru
to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape
In Japanese, evade is 逃げる, read にげる (nigeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vi to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse)
- v1, vi to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
- v1, vi to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
- v1, vi to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
- v1, vi to fail to hold an ideal posture
Written forms: 逃げる、遁げる、迯げる. Readings: にげる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “evade”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外す | はずす hazusu | to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep |
| 潜る | くぐる kuguru | to evade; to get around; to slip past |
| 逸らす | そらす sorasu | to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention) |
| 受け流す | うけながす ukenagasu | to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude |
| 誤魔化す | ごまかす gomakasu | to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “evade”.
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.