逸
逸 — Deviate
deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude
On’yomiイツ (itsu)
Kun’yomiそれる (soreru)
Kun’yomiそらす (sorasu)
Kun’yomiはぐれる (hagureru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 逸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逸らす | そらす sorasu | to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention) |
| 逸脱 | いつだつ itsudatsu | deviation; departure; (accidental) omission |
| 逸れる | それる soreru | to turn away; to bear off; to veer away |
| 逸れる | はぐれる hagureru | to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...) |
| 逸材 | いつざい itsuzai | outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person |
| 逸話 | いつわ itsuwa | anecdote; story; episode |
Study notes
逸 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1524 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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