Word Meaning 逃げる

にげる nigeru

逃げる is read as にげる (nigeru) and means to fail to hold an ideal posture.

Meaning

English

  1. to fail to hold an ideal posture
  2. to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.)
  3. to leak out (e.g. of a scent)
  4. to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
  5. to win without being overtaken
  6. to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
  7. to keep the lead (and win)
  8. to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.)

Reading

Kana

にげる

Romaji

nigeru

Writing Variants

  • 迯げる にげる nigeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6662 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

逃れる

のがれる

to escape

逃げ切る

にげきる

to hold on (and win)

逃げ回る

にげまわる

to run around trying to escape

逃走

とうそう

flight

逃げ出す

にげだす

to start to run away

逃げ道

にげみち

way out

逃がす

にがす

to set free

逃す

のがす

to fail to ...

逃げ足

にげあし

running away

逃亡

とうぼう

escape

逃げ

にげ

escape

逃げ場

にげば

(place of) refuge