逃走|とうそうtousou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveflight; desertion; escape
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 逃走する（とうそうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 逃走します（とうそうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 逃走しない（とうそうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 逃走しません（とうそうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 逃走せず・逃走せぬ（とうそうせず・とうそうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 逃走した（とうそうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 逃走しました（とうそうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 逃走しなかった（とうそうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 逃走しませんでした（とうそうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 逃走して（とうそうして） |
| Potential | 逃走できる（とうそうできる） |
| Passive | 逃走される（とうそうされる） |
| Causative | 逃走させる（とうそうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 逃走させられる（とうそうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 逃走すれば（とうそうすれば） |
| tara | 逃走したら（とうそうしたら） |
| Volitional | 逃走しよう（とうそうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 逃走しましょう（とうそうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 逃走しろ（とうそうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym逃げるにげるNeutralVerb for running away; the everyday, most common choice. 「逃走」 is a noun with a news-report flavor, focused on fleeing the scene.
- Synonym逃亡とうぼうWrittenWritten noun for fleeing and then hiding one's whereabouts, as in 「海外逃亡」; 「逃走」 only covers leaving the scene, not going into hiding.
- Synonym脱走だっそうNeutralNoun for escaping from confinement or a military camp, as in 「脱走兵」; stresses breaking free of restraints.
- Synonym逃れるのがれるNeutralVerb for escaping or getting clear of something, as in 「責任を逃れる」; stresses dodging it rather than the act of fleeing.
- Synonym逃げ出すにげだすNeutralVerb for running out of a place; stresses the moment of starting to flee.
- Synonym抜け出すぬけだすNeutralVerb for slipping away quietly or breaking free of a predicament; stresses getting oneself out.
- Synonym遁走とんそうWrittenWritten noun for fleeing in panic, as in 「敵が遁走する」; rarer and more literary than 「逃走」.
- SynonymエスケープNeutralLoanword for escaping or skipping class, common in casual speech; also means the escape key.
- Synonym逸走いっそうWrittenWritten noun for escaping, or for a racehorse running off its course; not often used.
- Related逃避とうひWrittenWritten noun for escaping from reality, as in 「現実逃避」; stresses psychological avoidance rather than physical flight.
- Related脱出だっしゅつNeutralNoun for getting out of a predicament or danger, as in 「国外脱出」; stresses a successful escape.
- Related退散たいさんNeutralNoun for dispersing and leaving, whether driven off as in 「悪霊退散」 or leaving by choice as in 「そろそろ退散しよう」; 「逃走」 is fleeing.
- Related抜け出るぬけでるNeutralVerb for slipping out, or for standing out from the pack; in the slipping-out sense it stresses leaving unnoticed.
- Related抜けるぬけるNeutralBroad verb for coming out, falling out or escaping, as in 「歯が抜ける」; far wider in range than 「逃走」.
- Related逃げにげNeutralNoun for escape or a way out, as in 「逃げを打つ」; common in everyday speech.
- RelatedトンズラCasualSlang for making off in a hurry, with an underworld flavor, e.g. doing a runner over unpaid debts.
- Related逃げ失せるにげうせるNeutralVerb for fleeing and vanishing without a trace; stresses complete disappearance.
- Related逃げ走るにげはしるNeutralVerb for running away at full tilt; stresses the running itself and is not often used.
- Related逃げ去るにげさるNeutralVerb for fleeing away; stresses putting distance between oneself and the scene.
- RelatedずらかるCasualRough slang for clearing off, tinged with crooks' jargon; frequently said of criminals, yet ordinary people use it for slipping away too.
- Related出奔しゅっぽんWrittenWritten noun for running off and vanishing, including eloping as in 「駆け落ち」; literary.
- Antonym追跡ついせきNeutralNoun for chasing or pursuing a fugitive; the direct opposite of 「逃走」.
Use 「逃走」 for a suspect or the like fleeing the scene, as in 「逃走中」. For everyday running away, use 「逃げる」; for fleeing and hiding, 「逃亡」; for breaking out of confinement, 「脱走」; for getting out of a predicament, 「脱出」; for escaping reality, 「逃避」. Pursuit is 「追跡」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 逃げること。
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