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On'yomi
トウ
TOU
Kun'yomi
に.げる・に.がす・のが.す・のが.れる
nigeru / nigasu / nogasu / nogareru

escape · flee · shirk · evade · set free

Details

Strokes9
Frequency#931
Radicalwalk(3)

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Strokes9

Component Breakdown

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walk + 兆

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of advance and omen. Fleeing after seeing omen.

Symbolism

Escape, flee, run away. Represents escaping.

Words & Expressions

Proverbs & Idioms

逃がした魚は大きい

にがしたさかなはおおきい

The escaped fish was big

What we lost seems more valuable in hindsight