免れる|まぬがれるmanugareru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
まぬかれるmanukareru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert; to elude; to be exempted from
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 免れる（まぬがれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 免れます（まぬがれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 免れない（まぬがれない） |
| polite (masen) | 免れません（まぬがれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 免れず・免れぬ（まぬがれず・まぬがれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 免れた（まぬがれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 免れました（まぬがれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 免れなかった（まぬがれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 免れませんでした（まぬがれませんでした） |
| Te form | 免れて（まぬがれて） |
| Potential | 免れられる（まぬがれられる） |
| Passive | 免れられる（まぬがれられる） |
| Causative | 免れさせる（まぬがれさせる） |
| Causative passive | 免れさせられる（まぬがれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 免れれば（まぬがれれば） |
| tara | 免れたら（まぬがれたら） |
| Volitional | 免れよう（まぬがれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 免れましょう（まぬがれましょう） |
| Imperative | 免れろ（まぬがれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym逃れるのがれるWrittenFormal: breaking free of or dodging danger or responsibility, as in 「難を逃れる」; also fleeing one's pursuers. 「免れる」 stresses not encountering the misfortune.
- Synonym回避かいひWrittenA formal noun for deliberately steering clear of risk or responsibility; 「免れる」 is about the outcome — not suffering the bad thing.
- Synonym逃避とうひNeutralEscaping from reality or responsibility, with a negative shade; 「免れる」 is about not suffering something.
- Synonym忌避きひWrittenFormal: avoiding something out of aversion, as in 「人に忌避される」; also evading military service or seeking a judge's recusal. 「免れる」 is about being spared harm.
- Related逃げ出すにげだすNeutralBolting or running off; 「免れる」 is about being spared disaster.
- Related逃げるにげるNeutralThe everyday, most common word for running away; 「免れる」 is about not suffering something bad.
- Related逃走とうそうNeutralA noun for fleeing, tending to appear in news reports; 「免れる」 is about being spared disaster.
- Related逃亡とうぼうNeutralFleeing and going into hiding as a fugitive; 「免れる」 is about being spared disaster.
- Related避けるさけるNeutralDeliberately keeping away from or avoiding something; 「免れる」 is about the result of not encountering it.
- Related抜け出るぬけでるNeutralSlipping out unnoticed, or standing out from the crowd; 「免れる」 is about being spared disaster.
- Related脱出だっしゅつNeutralA noun for getting out of a dangerous place; 「免れる」 is about not suffering the harm.
- Related振り切るふりきるNeutralShaking off a pursuer or flatly refusing; 「免れる」 is about not suffering the harm.
- Related遠ざけるとおざけるNeutralKeeping someone or something at a distance; 「免れる」 is about oneself being spared.
- Related抜け出すぬけだすNeutralSlipping out quietly or working free of a predicament; 「免れる」 is about being spared disaster.
- RelatedトンズラCasualSlang for slipping away or doing a runner; 「免れる」 leans written and is about being spared harm.
- Related逃げ失せるにげうせるNeutralFleeing and vanishing without a trace; 「免れる」 is about being spared disaster.
- Related振り放すふりはなすNeutralBreaking free of a hold or restraint; 「免れる」 is about being spared disaster.
- RelatedかいくぐるNeutralSlipping through gaps or dodging past surveillance; 「免れる」 is about not suffering the bad outcome.
- RelatedずらかるCasualSlang with a streetwise flavour for making oneself scarce; 「免れる」 leans written and is about being spared harm.
- Related振り払うふりはらうNeutralShaking something off physically, like dust; 「免れる」 is about being spared disaster.
- Related逃げおおせるにげおおせるNeutralManaging to see an escape through to the end; 「免れる」 is about the bad outcome not happening.
- Related逃げ去るにげさるNeutralFleeing the scene and disappearing from view; 「免れる」 is about being spared disaster.
- RelatedエスケープNeutralA loanword for escape or the Esc key; 「免れる」 leans written.
- Related逸走いっそうWrittenWritten word for running off, or for a train or racehorse straying from its proper course or track section; 「免れる」 is about being spared harm.
- AntonymかぶるNeutralAntonym: bearing or suffering a loss — the opposite of 「免れる」, which is about being spared disaster.
- AntonymあうNeutralAntonym: when written 「遭う」, it means running into misfortune — the opposite of 「免れる」.
Use 「免れる」 for escaping disaster or being free of responsibility or punishment, as in 「難を免れる」 and 「責任を免れない」. To get free of something, use 「逃れる」; to avoid risk, 「回避」; to run away, 「逃げる」; to encounter misfortune, 「遭う」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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