# 逃 — escape; flee

逃 means “escape; flee”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: に(げる) (nigeru), のが(す) (nogasu). You'll see it in words such as 逃げる (nigeru, “to run away; to flee”).

- Meaning: escape; flee
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: に(げる) (nigeru), のが(す) (nogasu)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Moving 2

## How to remember 逃

Parts: 兆 trillion · 辶 road

## Words with 逃

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 逃げる | にげる (nigeru) | to run away; to flee |
| 逃れる | のがれる (nogareru) | to escape |
| 逃がす | にがす (nigasu) | to set free; to let go |

## Don't confuse it with

[兆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/trillion/) · [挑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/challenge/) · [眺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gaze-at/) · [桃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peach/)

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[倒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fall-over/) · [昇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rise/) · [戻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-back/) · [越](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cross-over/) · [逃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/escape/) · [到](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reach/)

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