脱出|だっしゅつdasshutsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbescape; getting away (from); getting out (of)
    爺じいちゃんはやっとのことで脱出だっしゅつした。↗
    The old man escaped, but with difficulty.
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, medicineprolapse; proptosis
Conjugation
Dictionary form脱出する(だっしゅつする)
Polite (masu)脱出します(だっしゅつします)
Negative (nai)脱出しない(だっしゅつしない)
polite (masen)脱出しません(だっしゅつしません)
classical zu / nu脱出せず・脱出せぬ(だっしゅつせず・だっしゅつせぬ)
Past (ta)脱出した(だっしゅつした)
polite (mashita)脱出しました(だっしゅつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)脱出しなかった(だっしゅつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)脱出しませんでした(だっしゅつしませんでした)
Te form脱出して(だっしゅつして)
Potential脱出できる(だっしゅつできる)
Passive脱出される(だっしゅつされる)
Causative脱出させる(だっしゅつさせる)
Causative passive脱出させられる(だっしゅつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)脱出すれば(だっしゅつすれば)
tara脱出したら(だっしゅつしたら)
Volitional脱出しよう(だっしゅつしよう)
polite (mashou)脱出しましょう(だっしゅつしましょう)
Imperative脱出しろ(だっしゅつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym抜け出すぬけだすNeutralSlipping out quietly or breaking free of a predicament; colloquial. 「脱出」 is more formal, focused on escaping danger or an enclosed space.
  • Synonym逃げ出すにげだすNeutralRunning off or fleeing — stresses the act of running away. 「脱出」 stresses successfully getting out of a predicament.
  • Synonym脱走だっそうNeutralBreaking away from a place that confines or guards you, such as a prison or military camp; also used for animals getting out. 「脱出」 focuses on getting out of danger.
  • Synonym抜け出るぬけでるNeutralSlipping out quietly, or standing out above the rest. 「脱出」 is about escaping danger and carries no sense of excelling.
  • Synonym逃れるのがれるWrittenEscaping or dodging danger or responsibility, as in 「責任を逃れる」 — stresses avoidance. 「脱出」 stresses getting out of a place or predicament that traps you.
  • SynonymエスケープNeutralLoanword for escaping; also used for cutting class or the escape key. 「脱出」 is more formal.
  • Synonym逸走いっそうWrittenWritten word for fleeing; also a train straying onto track it should not use, or a racehorse veering off the course. 「脱出」 is more common.
  • Synonym遁走とんそうWrittenWritten word for fleeing, with an archaic flavor. 「脱出」 focuses on getting out of danger.
  • Synonym逸出いっしゅつWrittenEscaping or leaking out, or excelling over others. 「脱出」 focuses on a person getting out.
  • Related逃げるにげるNeutralThe everyday word for running away, by far the most common. 「脱出」 focuses on getting out of an enclosed or dangerous place.
  • Related逃走とうそうNeutralFleeing or running away; leans toward news usage. 「脱出」 focuses on getting out of danger.
  • Related逃亡とうぼうNeutralAbsconding or fleeing to hide, as in 「海外逃亡」. 「脱出」 focuses on escaping danger.
  • Related抜けるぬけるNeutralGeneral-purpose: things falling out or coming off, and getting away from a place. 「脱出」 focuses on escaping a dangerous situation.
  • Related逃げにげNeutralNoun for escape or evasion, dodging away. 「脱出」 stresses successful escape.
  • Related逃避とうひNeutralEvading difficulties or realities one should face, with a negative tinge. 「脱出」 means getting out of danger or a bad state, without that sense of avoidance.
  • Related免れるまぬがれるNeutralBeing spared disaster or avoiding punishment — getting through without encountering it. 「脱出」 stresses actively getting out.
  • Related退散たいさんWrittenWritten word for dispersing and retreating — crowds breaking up, or evil spirits driven off, as in 「悪霊退散」. 「脱出」 is about escaping danger or confinement.
  • RelatedトンズラCasualSlang for bolting or making a quick getaway, with a negative nuance. 「脱出」 is more formal.
  • Related出奔しゅっぽんWrittenWritten word for running off and vanishing, or eloping; archaic flavor. 「脱出」 focuses on getting out of danger.
  • Related雲隠れくもがくれNeutralHiding oneself and not showing one's face. 「脱出」 focuses on fleeing danger.
  • Related逐電ちくでんWrittenWritten, archaic word for absconding; modern usage says 「逃亡」. 「脱出」 focuses on escaping danger.
  • Related逃げ失せるにげうせるNeutralFleeing so as to vanish without a trace. 「脱出」 focuses on getting out.
  • Related逃げ走るにげはしるNeutralRunning away at full speed, fleeing desperately. 「脱出」 focuses on getting out of danger.
  • Antonym侵入しんにゅうNeutralAntonym: entering a domain without permission — the opposite direction from escaping out with 「脱出」.
  • Antonym進入しんにゅうNeutralAntonym: moving into a place, e.g. a vehicle entering a lane — the opposite of fleeing out with 「脱出」.
  • Antonym入場にゅうじょうNeutralAntonym: entering a venue; normally paired with 「退場」, and opposite to 「脱出」 only in the direction of going in versus getting out.

Use 「脱出」 for getting out of danger, an enclosed space, or a predicament, as in 「脱出ゲーム」 and 「危機からの脱出」. For everyday running away, say 「逃げる」; for a prison or camp breakout, 「脱走」; for absconding, 「逃亡」; for evading reality or responsibilities, 「逃避」. The rest are narrower or more marked: 「抜け出す」/「抜け出る」 for slipping out quietly, 「エスケープ」 as the loanword, 「逃走」 in news style, and written, archaic words like 「遁走」「出奔」「逐電」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 危険きけんな場所ばしょや好このましくない状況じょうきょうから逃げ出にげだすこと。
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