This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

逸らかす

Reading

Kana: はぐらかす
Romaji: hagurakasu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

v5s
vt
1

to dodge; to evade; to give the slip

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: イツ、 そ.れる、 そ.らす、 はぐ.れる
Meanings: deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge

Example Sentences

(なに)飄々(ひょうひょう)とはぐらかされてる()がするわ。
➥I get the feeling I'm being lead round the houses.
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論点(ろんてん)をはぐらかさないでくれよ。問題(もんだい)があるのか、ないのか、はっきりしろよ。
➥Don't pussyfoot around the issue; do we have a problem, or don't we?
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はぐらかさないで、(おれ)質問(しつもん)(こた)えて()しいんです。
➥Don't dodge the issue, I want you to answer my question.
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