escape
N3- Onyomi
- トウ
- Kunyomi
- に(げる)
- Stroke count
- 9
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 逃 down and you get 兆 (omen / sign) — a crack forking apart into two curling branches, and beside it ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a road arching over a bridge across water, put 逃 inside it, and let that scene stand for "escape" — escape. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 9
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は9画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 9 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
逃避
touhi
escape
逃す
nogasu
to miss (a chance)
逃げる
nigeru
to run away
逃げて
nigete
run away — te-form
逃して
nogashite
miss (a chance) — te-form
逃げます
nigemasu
run away — polite present
Example sentences (2)
猫が窓から逃げました。
ねこ が まど から にげました。
neko ga mado kara nigemashita.
The cat escaped through the window.
地震のときは、すぐに広い場所へ逃げなければなりません。
じしん の とき は、すぐ に ひろい ばしょ へ にげなければ なりません。
jishin no toki wa, sugu ni hiroi basho e nigenakereba narimasen.
In an earthquake, you have to get to an open area right away.