8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free

Kun'yomi
  • to escape
  • to set free ②to miss (e.g. a chance)
  • to miss (e.g. a chance) ②to set free ③to fail to ...
  • to escape
On'yomi
  • トウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

げるがす 84.3%
のがのがれる 10.9%
トウ 4.8%

Character Breakdown

escape, flee, shirk
に.げる のが.す トウ (7th, N3)
portent, 10**12, trillion
チョウ きざ.す (4th, N2)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to set free ②to miss (e.g. a chance)
to run away ②to start to run away
to miss ②to let pass (a matter) ③to pass up (e.g. an opportunity) ④to let (a good ball) go by
to take refuge in
to run around trying to escape
(place of) refuge
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References

Unicode hex code 9003
JIS X 0208 1-38-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4682
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6038
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3095
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3839
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1970
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2666
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 283
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 301
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 864
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1169
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38845P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1642
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1566
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1669
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 955
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1298
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 283
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 689
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 289
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q6.5
Four corner code 3230.1
De Roo Code 1257