それる・逸れるsoreru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to swerve from; to miss (e.g. a target)
2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray; to wander
   本題ほんだいからそれないようにしましょう。↗

   Let's not deviate from the subject.

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• Synonym逸脱いつだつWrittenDeviating from norms or overstepping bounds; written/formal, whereas 「逸れる」 is more everyday.
• RelatedずれるNeutralFor position slipping out of place or timing being out of sync — stresses a small misalignment; 「逸れる」 stresses veering off a direction or topic.
• Related脱線だっせんNeutralA train derailing, or talk going off topic; 「逸れる」 covers a broader range of deviations.
• Related迷うまようNeutralGetting lost or hesitating over a choice; 「逸れる」 focuses on veering off course.
• RelatedそらすNeutralTransitive: turning your gaze away or diverting a topic; 「逸れる」 is intransitive.
• Antonym当たるあたるNeutralHitting or striking the mark — the opposite of 「逸れる」, which misses or veers off target.
• Antonym合致するWrittenConforming or matching, being in agreement; written/formal, the opposite of 「逸れる」's veering off.

Use 「逸れる」 for veering off course or drifting off topic, as in 「話が逸れる」. For slight misalignment or desync, use 「ずれる」; for overstepping norms, 「逸脱」; for going off topic, 「脱線」; for turning your gaze away, 「逸らす」.

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1. 予定よていしていた進路しんろと、別べつの方向ほうこうへ進すすむ。
2. 音調おんちょうが外はずれている。