逃げ出す|にげだすnigedasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escape
    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.
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto start to run away
Conjugation
Dictionary form逃げ出す(にげだす)
Polite (masu)逃げ出します(にげだします)
Negative (nai)逃げ出さない(にげださない)
polite (masen)逃げ出しません(にげだしません)
classical zu / nu逃げ出さず・逃げ出さぬ(にげださず・にげださぬ)
Past (ta)逃げ出した(にげだした)
polite (mashita)逃げ出しました(にげだしました)
Past negative (nakatta)逃げ出さなかった(にげださなかった)
polite (masen deshita)逃げ出しませんでした(にげだしませんでした)
Te form逃げ出して(にげだして)
Potential逃げ出せる(にげだせる)
Passive逃げ出される(にげだされる)
Causative逃げ出させる(にげださせる)
Causative passive逃げ出させられる(にげださせられる)
Conditional (ba)逃げ出せば(にげだせば)
tara逃げ出したら(にげだしたら)
Volitional逃げ出そう(にげだそう)
polite (mashou)逃げ出しましょう(にげだしましょう)
Imperative逃げ出せ(にげだせ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym逃げるにげるNeutralThe everyday verb for running away or dodging; the most common of all. 「逃げ出す」 stresses starting to flee or running out of a place.
  • Synonym逃走とうそうWrittenWritten noun for fleeing, as in 「犯人が逃走中」; news-register term stressing getting away from the scene.
  • Synonym逃亡とうぼうWrittenNoun for fleeing and then hiding one's whereabouts, as in 「海外逃亡」. 「逃げ出す」 only covers running out of a place, not going into hiding.
  • Synonym脱走だっそうNeutralNoun for escaping confinement or camp, as in 「脱走兵」; stresses breaking free of restraints.
  • Synonym脱出だっしゅつNeutralNoun for getting out of danger or a predicament, as in 「国外脱出」; stresses a successful escape.
  • Synonym抜け出すぬけだすNeutralVerb for slipping away quietly or breaking out of a slump, as in 「スランプから抜け出す」.
  • SynonymトンズラCasualSlang for doing a runner, with an underworld flavor, as in 「借金してトンズラ」.
  • Synonym逃げ失せるにげうせるNeutralVerb for fleeing without a trace, stressing that the runner is gone from sight; 「逃げ出す」 is about starting to flee or bolting from a place.
  • Synonym遁走とんそうWrittenWritten noun for fleeing in panic, as in 「敵が遁走する」; literary register.
  • SynonymずらかるCasualRough slang for clearing off or making a getaway, with a whiff of thieves' cant; often said of crooks, but anyone can use it.
  • Synonym逃げ去るにげさるNeutralVerb for fleeing away, stressing getting far from the scene; leans toward written prose.
  • SynonymエスケープNeutralLoanword for skipping class or slipping out, also the Esc key; less common. 「逃げ出す」 is the everyday word and is not limited to cutting class.
  • Synonym逸走いっそうWrittenWritten noun for escaping, or for a racehorse running off the track; seldom used.
  • Related免れるまぬがれるWrittenWritten verb for escaping disaster or dodging responsibility, stressing being spared; running away may or may not be part of it.
  • Related退散たいさんNeutralNoun for dispersing and leaving — driven off, as in 「悪霊退散」, or departing on one's own; 「逃げ出す」 is bolting in a panic from a place.
  • Related駆け出すかけだすNeutralVerb for suddenly starting to run, not necessarily to flee, as in 「急に駆け出す」.
  • Related抜け出るぬけでるNeutralVerb for slipping out quietly or standing out from the crowd; stresses leaving without being noticed.
  • Related抜けるぬけるNeutralBroad verb for coming loose, falling out or getting free, as in 「歯が抜ける」.
  • Related逃避とうひWrittenWritten noun for escaping reality, as in 「現実逃避」; stresses psychological avoidance.
  • Related逃散ちょうさんWrittenWritten noun for farmers of old abandoning their fields and fleeing; a historical term.
  • Related逃げ走るにげはしるNeutralVerb for fleeing desperately, stressing the act of running; uncommon.
  • Related奔逸ほんいつWrittenWritten noun for dashing at speed or acting unrestrained; literary and rare today.
  • RelatedくらますNeutralVerb for hiding one's whereabouts, as in 「姿を晦ます」; stresses concealment rather than running.
  • Related雲隠れくもがくれNeutralMetaphorical noun for suddenly vanishing, e.g. a politician going missing.
  • AntonymとどまるNeutralAntonym: to stay put in one place, the opposite of running off.
  • AntonymつかまるNeutralAntonym: to be caught or arrested, the opposite of getting away.
  • Antonym閉じ込められるNeutralAntonym: to be shut in with no way out, the opposite of escaping.

Use 「逃げ出す」 for bolting out of a place or starting to flee, as in 「部屋から逃げ出す」. For everyday fleeing pick 「逃げる」; for a fugitive on the run, 「逃走」; for fleeing and hiding, 「逃亡」; for a jailbreak, 「脱走」. Being caught is 「捕まる」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 外部がいぶへ逃にげて行いく。
  2. 逃にげ始はじめる。
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