逸(そ)らす

そらす
verb (godan)
to turn away; to divert; to avert
1. to turn away, to divert, to avert
To redirect one's gaze, attention, or a topic away from something. Used both for physical actions (averting one's eyes) and abstract ones (changing the subject).
目(め)を逸(そ)らした。
I averted my eyes.
彼女(かのじょ)は話題(わだい)を逸(そ)らそうとした。
She tried to change the subject.
都合(つごう)の悪(わる)い質問(しつもん)をされると、いつも視線(しせん)を逸(そ)らして答(こた)えない。
Whenever asked an inconvenient question, he always looks away and doesn't answer.

CONJUGATION:

  • 逸(そ)らさない（否定(ひてい)）
  • 逸(そ)らします（丁寧(ていねい)）
  • 逸(そ)らして（て形(けい)）
  • 逸(そ)らした（過去(かこ)）

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 目(め)を逸(そ)らす: to avert one's eyes
  • 視線(しせん)を逸(そ)らす: to look away
  • 話題(わだい)を逸(そ)らす: to change the subject
  • 注意(ちゅうい)を逸(そ)らす: to divert attention

USAGE: Always takes an object (what is being turned away). The most common pattern is 目(め)を逸(そ)らす. Can imply avoidance or discomfort.

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Added 2026.2.7 17:30
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