逃走（とうそう、tousoう）
- escape

The Japanese word 逃走逃走 (とうそう - *tousou*) primarily means "escape," "flight," "running away," or "evasion." It implies a situation where someone or something is trying to get away from a threat, pursue, or a difficult situation. It often suggests a sense of urgency and often involves a purposeful act of leaving a place or situation. It suggests a movement away from something negative, or something the person, animal, etc., does not wish to confront.

⚫︎犯人は警察の追跡から逃走した。 Translation: The criminal escaped from the police pursuit. ⚫︎火災が発生し、人々は建物から逃走した。 Translation: A fire broke out, and people fled from the building. ⚫︎彼は借金から逃走した。 Translation: He ran away from his debts.

逃走逃走 is a formal word, suitable for describing serious situations and is often used in news reports, formal writing, or when discussing situations involving law enforcement or emergency scenarios. It describes a purposeful and often urgent act of escaping. It's less common in everyday casual conversation.

⚫︎The word is typically written with the kanji 逃走逃走, and the hiragana reading is とうそう. ⚫︎There are no other ways to write this word. ⚫︎The okurigana (suffix hiragana) is fixed.

⚫︎逃げる (*nigeru*) - to escape, to run away. (More common and less formal.) ⚫︎脱走 (*dassou*) - desertion, escape (often used in the context of military or confinement). ⚫︎逃亡 (*toubou*) - fleeing; escape (similar to 逃走逃走, but may imply a longer-term evasion).

⚫︎逮捕 (*taiho*) - arrest ⚫︎拘束 (*kousoku*) - restraint, confinement ⚫︎降伏 (*koufuku*) - surrender

銀行強盗は、現金を奪ってからすぐに逃走した。 ・Translation: The bank robber escaped immediately after stealing the cash. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a criminal act where the perpetrator's primary action after the crime is 逃走逃走.

彼は事故の後、現場から逃走し、警察に逮捕された。 ・Translation: He fled the scene after the accident and was arrested by the police. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the consequences of 逃走逃走, with a negative outcome (arrest).

⚫︎逃 (*tou*) - means "to escape," "to flee," or "to evade." This character conveys the sense of running away or avoiding something. ⚫︎走 (*sou*) - means "to run" or "to dash." This character emphasizes the action of moving quickly. ⚫︎The combination of these two characters, 逃走逃走, therefore, emphasizes the act of fleeing or escaping by running.