Kanji
N1 11 strokes Grade 8 freq #1524

deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

walk shinnyō

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

deviation; departure
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent
anecdote; story
excellent article; fine item
excellent; superb
passed ball
being scattered and ultimately lost
missing a chance

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert
to turn away; to bear off
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from

Example sentences

Her anecdotes amuse us all.

Make hay while the sun shines.

You are way off track.

Don't distract me from studying.