Kanji N1

逸: deviate, idleness, leisure

逸 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning deviate, idleness, leisure, written with 11 strokes. It is read イツ (on) and それる, そらす, はぐれる (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 逸らす (そらす, to turn away) and 逸れる (それる, to turn away).

逸

Meanings

  • deviate
  • idleness
  • leisure
  • miss the mark
  • evade
  • elude
  • parry
  • diverge
Strokes11
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1524 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • イツ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • それる
  • そらす
  • はぐれる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 逸

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 逸らすそらす

    to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert

    JLPT N1
  • 逸れるそれる

    to turn away; to bear off; to veer away

    JLPT N2
  • 逸脱いつだつ

    deviation; departure

  • 逸話いつわ

    anecdote; story; episode

  • 逸品いっぴん

    excellent article; fine item; rare beauty

  • 秀逸しゅういつ

    excellent; superb; first-rate

  • 逸材いつざい

    outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent

  • 捕逸ほいつ

    passed ball

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.