How to say "dodge" in Japanese

• 受け流すうけながすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers dodging in the sense of deflecting what comes at you: warding off an attack, or fending off a question so it never lands — turning it aside rather than meeting it head-on.
  あいつにはまいったよ。どんなに厳きびしく怒おこっても、柳に風やなぎにかぜと受け流うけながすだけだよ。↗

  I don't know what to do with that guy. No matter how mad I get at him he just takes it in stride and pays no attention.
• 逃げるにげるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbCovers dodging in the sense of getting out of something instead of facing it: evading a question, dodging responsibility, shirking what you ought to do; the underlying image is running away.
  現実げんじつから逃にげることはできない。↗

  You can't escape from reality.

Choose 「受け流す」 when dodging means turning something aside — warding off an attack or fending off a question; choose 「逃げる」 when it means getting out of or away from it, evading responsibility or shirking.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 受け流すうけながすto ward off (e.g. an attack)
• かわすto dodge
• はぐらかすto dodge (e.g. a question)
• 肩透かしを食わせるかたすかしをくわせるto dodge (an attack, question, etc.)
• 身をかわすみをかわすto dodge
• ダッジDodge (car company)
• いなすto parry
• ブッチto skip (a class, responsibility, etc.)
• 逃げ口上にげこうじょうexcuse
• 身を翻すみをひるがえすto turn aside adroitly
• 体をかわすたいをかわすto avoid
• 逃げるにげるto avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.)
• ごまかすto evade (a question, taxes, etc.)
• からくりtrick
• 体を開くたいをひらくto dodge
• 外すはずすto dodge (a question, blow, etc.)