Word Meaning ひき逃げ

ひきにげ hikinige

ひき逃げ is read as ひきにげ (hikinige) and means hit-and-run (causing personal injury).

Meaning

English

  1. hit-and-run (causing personal injury)

Reading

Kana

ひきにげ

Romaji

hikinige

Writing Variants

  • 轢き逃げ ひきにげ hikinige
  • 轢逃げ ひきにげ hikinige

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 147769 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

逃げ

にげ

escape

夜逃げ

よにげ

running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt)

食い逃げ

くいにげ

leaving a restaurant without paying

持ち逃げ

もちにげ

making off with (something)

振り逃げ

ふりにげ

reaching first base safely due to opponent's error

逃走

とうそう

flight

逃げる

にげる

to fail to hold an ideal posture

逃れる

のがれる

to escape

逃げ出す

にげだす

to start to run away

逃げ道

にげみち

way out

見逃す

みのがす

to let (a good ball) go by

逃がす

にがす

to set free

Example Sentences

1

The hit-and-run driver, accompanied by his father, came and turned himself in the next day.