脱却(だっきゃく)

だっきゃく
noun, verb-suru
breaking free, shaking off
1. breaking free, shaking off, overcoming
The act of escaping from or overcoming an undesirable state, condition, or way of thinking. Used for abstract liberation from negative situations such as poverty, dependence, or outdated ideas.
貧困(ひんこん)からの脱却(だっきゃく)を目指(めざ)す。
To aim for breaking free from poverty.
古(ふる)い体質(たいしつ)を脱却(だっきゃく)しなければならない。
We must break free from the old-fashioned ways.
デフレからの脱却(だっきゃく)は長年(ながねん)の課題(かだい)となっている。
Breaking free from deflation has been a long-standing challenge.

USAGE:
脱却(だっきゃく) is a formal word used primarily in written and news contexts. It implies escaping from something negative or constraining. The typical pattern is Xからの脱却(だっきゃく) (breaking free from X) or Xを脱却(だっきゃく)する (to break free from X).

Compared to 脱出(だっしゅつ) (escape), which implies physically getting out of a place or situation, 脱却(だっきゃく) is more abstract and often refers to overcoming systemic or conceptual constraints.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 貧困(ひんこん)からの脱却(だっきゃく): breaking free from poverty
  • デフレからの脱却(だっきゃく): escaping deflation
  • 依存(いぞん)からの脱却(だっきゃく): overcoming dependence
  • 固定(こてい)観念(かんねん)を脱却(だっきゃく)する: to break free from fixed ideas
general
Added 2026.2.27 16:46
13500/13944_dakkyaku