Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to set free, to let go, to release.
  2. to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away, to fail to catch.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
逃がす にがす
 
 
迯がす にがす

Contained Kanji 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)