How to say "flee" in Japanese

• 逃げるにげるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbThe basic, all-purpose verb for fleeing: running away or getting away from danger or threat. Use it whenever you simply mean 'to flee' in ordinary narrative or speech.
  囚人しゅうじんが牢獄ろうごくから逃にげた。↗

  A convict has escaped from prison.
• 逃げ出すにげだすJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbAlso means to flee or run away, but pictures the act of taking to one's heels or making off — breaking into flight from a situation. Choose it when the onset of running away is the point.
  その男おとこは町まちから逃げ出にげだした。↗

  The man got away from the city.

Use 「逃げる」 for the general act of fleeing or running away from danger, and 「逃げ出す」 when you want to emphasize the moment of breaking away and taking to one's heels.

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

• 逃げるにげるto run away
• 逃げ出すにげだすto run away
• 逃げ走るにげはしるto flee
• 落ちゆくおちゆくto flee
• ずらかるto run away
• 飛ぶとぶto flee
• 走るはしるto retreat
• 落ちるおちるto leave (a city, castle, etc.)