逃げる

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
遁げる
北げる

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [nìgéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iɡe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "逃げる"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
逃げる [nìgéꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 逃げろ [nìgéꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 逃げられる げられ [nìgéráréꜜrù]
Causative 逃げさせる げさせ [nìgésáséꜜrù]
Potential 逃げられる げられ [nìgéráréꜜrù]
Volitional 逃げよう げよ [nìgéyóꜜò]
Negative 逃げない ない [nìgéꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 逃げなかった なかった [nìgéꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 逃げます げま [nìgémáꜜsù]
Perfective 逃げた げた [níꜜgètà]
Conjunctive 逃げて げて [níꜜgètè]
Hypothetical conditional 逃げれば れば [nìgéꜜrèbà]

Verb

()げる • (nigeru) intransitive ichidan (stem () (nige), past ()げた (nigeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 逃がす
mediopassive 逃げる
  1. to escape; to run away; to get away (so to not get caught)
    • 2010 October 24, Tsutsui, Taishi, “第21幕 無常の風 [Act 21: Uneasy Wind]”, in エスプリト [Esprit], volume 6 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, →ISBN, page 135:
      みお ()げて…!
      Mio nigete…!
      Mio, run…!
  2. to escape (from a dangerous or bad situation)
    Synonyms: 脱出, 避難
    (かご)から小鳥(ことり)()げる
    kago kara kotori ga nigeru
    the bird escapes from the cage
  3. to avoid, to stay away from
    Synonyms: 回避, 避ける
    役員(やくいん)()げる
    yakuin o nigeru
    to stay away from the officials
  4. (sports) to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
    二点(にてん)リードしたまま()げる
    niten rīdo shita mama nigeru
    to have a 2-point lead
  5. to deviate from normal (condition, direction)
    (こし)()げている
    koshi ga nigeteiru
    having a strained back
    (ねつ)()げる
    netsu ga nigeru
    loss of heat

Conjugation

Derived terms

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