逃げ出す|にげだすnigedasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escapeその男は町から逃げ出した。↗The man got away from the city.
- 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.
- 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


