Word Meaning 夜逃げ

よにげ yonige

夜逃げ is read as よにげ (yonige) and means running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt).

Meaning

English

  1. running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt)
  2. moonlight flit
  3. skipping town overnight
  4. upping and leaving under the cover of darkness
  5. midnight vanishing act

Reading

Kana

よにげ

Romaji

yonige

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 23371 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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夜逃げ屋

よにげや

fly-by-night arranger

夜景

やけい

night view

夜更かし

よふかし

staying up late

夜具

やぐ

bedding

夜更け

よふけ

late at night

夜勤

やきん

night shift

夜回り

よまわり

night watch

夜行性

やこうせい

nocturnality

夜曲

やきょく

nocturne

夜遊び

よあそび

nightlife

夜間部

やかんぶ

night-school session

夜市

よいち

night market