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逃げ切る (にげきる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

逃にげ切きる

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

escape successfully; get away; outrun

Emphasizes completing an escape or outrunning pursuit, often in physical or competitive contexts.

犯はん人にんは警けい察さつから逃にげ切きった。
The criminal managed to escape from the police.
彼かれは最さい後ごまで逃にげ切きって一

いち

位い

に

なっ

た

。

He held on to the lead and won first place.

2

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

hold on to win; win narrowly

Used in sports or competitions when a lead is maintained until the end, often by a small margin.

マラソンで最さい後ごまで逃にげ切きって優ゆう勝しょうした。
He held on to win the marathon.
一いっ点てん差さで逃にげ切きった。
They held on to win by one point.

Written forms

逃にげ切きる
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general usage.
逃にげ切きる
Less common variant without okurigana; still encountered.

Kanji

逃escape, flee, shirk
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

逃にげる
逃げる is the general verb for escaping or running away, while 逃げ切る adds the nuance of successfully completing the escape or holding on until the end.
逃のがす
逃す is transitive and means to let someone or something escape, or to miss an opportunity. 逃げ切る is intransitive and focuses on the subject's own successful escape.

Etymology

Compound of 逃げ (continuative form of 逃げる, 'to escape') and 切る ('to cut off, to do completely'), expressing the idea of escaping completely or holding on until the end.