Meaning

Primary

To Escape

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

You've seen 逃げる and 逃す. This one is 逃れる. This one simply means to escape. So that's not too bad. The difference between this one and the other escapes is that it has to do more with luck.

Reading

のがれる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is the same reading you learned for 逃す, so you should be able to read this word as well.

Context

Context Sentences

万が一ゾンビが実際に現れた場合を想定して、どうやってゾンビから逃れるのかを考えているんです。

I’m thinking about how to escape from zombies if they actually showed up.

Kanji Composition