Japanese symbol for “fugitive”
逃亡者
とうぼうしゃ
Romaji: toubousha
runaway; fugitive
In Japanese, fugitive is 逃亡者, read とうぼうしゃ (toubousha).
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Meanings
- n runaway; fugitive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fugitive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱獄犯 | だつごくはん datsugokuhan | escaped prisoner; fugitive |
| 脱走者 | だっそうしゃ dassousha | escapee; fugitive |
| 逃亡中 | とうぼうちゅう toubouchuu | at large; fugitive |
| 追われる身 | おわれるみ owarerumi | wanted person; fugitive; person being chased |
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 |
| 死亡 | しぼう shibou | death; dying; mortality |
| 亡命 | ぼうめい boumei | fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fugitive”.
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