逃げる (Nigeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to run away, to flee, to get away (e.g. from danger), to escape”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto fail to hold an ideal postureas 腰が〜 or 体が〜
Examples
彼は必死に逃げた。
He ran for his life.
彼らは四方へ逃げた。
They fled in all possible directions.
彼は命からがら逃げた。
He ran away for his life.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).