Japanese symbol for “outrun”

逃げ切る

にげきる

Romaji: nigekiru

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun

In Japanese, outrun is 逃げ切る, read にげきる (nigekiru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

v5r, vi to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun
v5r, vi to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

Written forms: 逃げ切る、逃切る. Readings: にげきる.

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

切

cut, cutoff, be sharp

on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り

4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “outrun”

Word	Reading	Meaning
走り抜く	はしりぬく hashirinuku	to outrun; to run through to the end

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
大切	たいせつ taisetsu	important; significant; serious
一切	いっさい issai	all; everything; entirety

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.