# 逸 — deviate; excel

逸 means “deviate; excel”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: イツ (itsu). Kun'yomi: そ(れる) (soreru), はぐ(れる) (hagureru).

- Meaning: deviate; excel
- On'yomi: イツ (itsu)
- Kun'yomi: そ(れる) (soreru), はぐ(れる) (hagureru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 3

## How to remember 逸

Parts: 免 excuse · 辶 road

## Don't confuse it with

[勉](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/effort/) · [晩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nightfall/)

## More in the “Moving 3” set

[往](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-out/) · [墜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crash-down/) · [逸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deviate/) · [遭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/) · [践](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/put-into-practice/) · [伏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lie-prone/) · [赴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proceed-to/) · [跳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hop/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deviate/. Last updated 2026-11-01.