Word Meaning 持ち逃げ

もちにげ mochinige

持ち逃げ is read as もちにげ (mochinige) and means making off with (something).

Meaning

English

making off with (something)
absconding
stolen
absconded (with)

Reading

Kana

もちにげ

Romaji

mochinige

Writing Variants

持逃もちにげ mochinige
持逃げ もちにげ mochinige

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24116 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

持ち直す

もちなおす

to recover

持続

じぞく

continuation

持参

じさん

bringing

持ち込む

もちこむ

to bring (to another stage)

持論

じろん

one's cherished opinion

持ち回り

もちまわり

rotation (of a post, role, etc.)

持ち合い

もちあい

steadiness (of market price)

持ち込み

もちこみ

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink)

持ち越す

もちこす

to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.)

持ち合わせ

もちあわせ

money on hand

持ち合わせる

もちあわせる

to happen to have on hand or in stock

持ち寄る

もちよる

to gather (bringing something)

Example Sentences

彼女は卵を持ち逃げした。

She ran away with the eggs.

彼はその金を持ち逃げした。

He absconded with the money.

彼女が外出している間に泥棒が宝石を持ち逃げした。

While she was out, the thief got away with her jewels.