逸
Mnemonic
You're fleeing down a path when soldiers block your way. Thinking fast, you blurt an excuse — "I carry plague! Stay back!" — and they scatter in terror. You elude them all, strolling leisurely down the now-empty path, free as a bird.
Additional thoughts
Picture the path clearing instantly as the excuse works like magic. The shift from panic to leisure mirrors the kanji's dual sense of escaping and finding ease.Quick recall
Shout an excuse on a path to elude everyone.Details
The keyword for 逸 is elude. This kanji conveys the idea of escaping, slipping away, or deviating from the expected path. It carries connotations of something extraordinary or outstanding that breaks free from the ordinary, as well as the sense of missing or losing something that has gotten away. By extension, it can also suggest leisure or comfort, as one who eludes obligations finds ease and freedom.
- On'yomi
- いつ
- Kun'yomi
- そ.れる、そ.らす、はぐ.れる