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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

逃とう避ひ

touhi

escape, evasion

Example sentences

  1. それはポジティブというより現実げんじつ逃避とうひだよ。

    That’s not "having a positive outlook"; that’s more like escapism.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. これは単たんなる逃避とうひ行動こうどうではなく、政治的取引せいじてきとりひきであった。

    This was not an act of escapism but a political trade-off.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 「あら、勉強べんきょうしてたんじゃないの?」「うん。今いま、現実げんじつ逃避とうひ中ちゅう」「そんな事ことばかりしてたら、本当ほんとうに落第らくだいするよ」

    “Oh, weren’t you studying?” “Yeah. I’m avoiding reality right now.” “If you keep doing that, you’ll really flunk.”

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 逃避

  • 逃escape; fleeOnトウKunにげる・にがす・のがす
  • 避evade; avoidOnヒKunさける・よける

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