とうぼう
Meanings
Noun
1. 逃げて姿を隠すこと。
2. 律令制で、本貫地や任地を離脱すること。
Kanji used
escape
deceased
Pitch accent
うぼう
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
runaway; fugitive
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
Examples (6 in total)
He attempted to escape.
The man got away from the city.
The alternative possibilities were resistance and flight.
I was arrested for aiding in his escape.
The boy attempted an escape, but failed.
He defected to the Soviet Union in the 1950's.