逃亡(とうぼう)

とうぼう
noun, verb (suru)
flight; escape; fleeing
1. flight; escape; fleeing
Running away to avoid capture, punishment, or danger. Often used in serious contexts such as crime, war, or political persecution.
容疑者(ようぎしゃ)が逃亡(とうぼう)した。
The suspect fled.
戦争(せんそう)から逃亡(とうぼう)して隣国(りんごく)に渡(わた)った。
They fled the war and crossed into the neighboring country.
逃亡(とうぼう)生活(せいかつ)を続(つづ)けていた犯人(はんにん)が、十年(じゅうねん)ぶりに逮捕(たいほ)された。
The criminal, who had been living on the run, was arrested for the first time in ten years.

USAGE NOTES:
逃亡(とうぼう) implies serious flight — running from the law, escaping persecution, or deserting. It has a heavier tone than 逃(に)げる (to run away) and is common in news reporting.

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • から逃亡(とうぼう)する (to flee from...)
  • へ逃亡(とうぼう)する (to flee to...)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 逃亡(とうぼう)生活(せいかつ) (life on the run)
  • 逃亡(とうぼう)中(ちゅう) (on the run, at large)
  • 逃亡(とうぼう)者(しゃ) (fugitive)
  • 逃亡(とうぼう)を図(はか)る (to attempt to flee)
  • 海外(かいがい)に逃亡(とうぼう)する (to flee abroad)
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