逃亡|とうぼうtoubou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbescape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
   その少年しょうねんたちは逃亡とうぼうを試こころみたが失敗しっぱいした。↗

   The boy attempted an escape, but failed.

• Synonym逃走とうそうWrittenWritten noun for fleeing the scene, as in 「逃走中」; it centres on the act of running away itself, while 「逃亡」 stresses going into hiding afterwards.
• Synonym脱走だっそうNeutralEscape from a place of confinement such as a prison or army camp, as in 「脱走兵」; 「逃亡」 stresses hiding one's whereabouts after the escape.
• Synonym逃れるのがれるNeutralTo escape or get clear of danger or an unpleasant situation, as in 「追及を逃れる」.
• Synonym逃げるにげるNeutralThe everyday word for running away, by far the most common; unlike 「逃亡」 it does not suggest long-term hiding.
• Synonym逃げ出すにげだすNeutralTo bolt from a place or start running away; it stresses the moment flight begins.
• Synonym抜け出すぬけだすNeutralTo slip away quietly or break free from a difficult situation; the stress is on getting oneself out.
• Synonym遁走とんそうWrittenWritten noun for a panicked, headlong flight; it stresses the disarray of the fleeing party.
• Related逃避とうひWrittenWritten noun for evading reality or responsibility; it is about psychological avoidance rather than physically running away.
• Related脱出だっしゅつNeutralGetting out of a dangerous or difficult situation, as in 「脱出に成功」; it stresses a successful escape from a predicament.
• Related免れるまぬがれるWrittenWritten verb for being spared disaster or death, or avoiding punishment and responsibility; no actual running is implied.
• Related退散たいさんNeutralDispersing or clearing off, either of one's own accord or after being driven away, as in 「早々に退散する」; 「逃亡」 means fleeing into hiding.
• Related抜け出るぬけでるNeutralTo slip out, or else to stand out from the crowd; in the slipping-out sense, the key idea is leaving without attracting attention.
• Related抜けるぬけるNeutralBroad verb covering things coming or falling out as well as getting away, as in 「歯が抜ける」.
• RelatedエスケープNeutralLoanword for escaping or skipping class, common in speech; it also names the Esc key.
• RelatedトンズラCasualColloquial slang for doing a runner, with an underworld flavour, as when skipping out on debts.
• Related逃げ失せるにげうせるNeutralTo flee and vanish without a trace; it stresses disappearing completely.
• Related逃げ走るにげはしるNeutralTo flee desperately; it stresses the act of running and is used less often.
• Related逃げ去るにげさるNeutralTo flee away and be gone; it stresses getting far from the spot and leans toward written style.
• RelatedずらかるCasualColloquial slang for slipping away or making a getaway, with a criminal-jargon flavour, often used of offenders.
• Related逸走いっそうWrittenWritten noun for escaping, or for a racehorse bolting off the track.
• Related出奔しゅっぽんWrittenWritten noun for running away and absconding; close in sense to 「逃亡」.
• Related奔逸ほんいつWrittenWritten noun for galloping at speed or acting without restraint; rare in modern Japanese.

Use 「逃亡」 for fleeing and then hiding one's whereabouts or living in exile, as in 「逃亡生活」 or 「国外逃亡」. For the act of fleeing the scene pick 「逃走」, for escaping confinement 「脱走」, for everyday running away 「逃げる」, and for absconding 「出奔」. 「逃避」 is for evading reality or responsibility, 「脱出」 for breaking out of a predicament, 「免れる」 for being spared harm, and 「トンズラ」 and 「ずらかる」 are slang for doing a runner.

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

1. 逃にげて姿すがたを隠かくすこと。
2. 律令制りつりょうせいで、本貫ほんがん地ちや任地にんちを離脱りだつすること。