Lingakuそらす
Frequency rank: 7,821. – 7,831. (for form 逸らす: 2,312.)
- to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention); to evade (e.g. a question); to change (e.g. the subject)word usually written using kana alone
- to displease; to annoy; to offend; to upsetword usually written using kana aloneusu. in the negative
- to miss (the target, ball, etc.)word usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- そらすFrequency rank: 7,821. – 7,831.
- 逸らす【そらす】Frequency rank: 2,312.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention); to evade (e.g. a question); to change (e.g. the subject)
- to displease; to annoy; to offend; to upset
- to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
This meaning refers to the action of shifting focus or attention away from something, often to avoid discomfort or confrontation.
He immediately turned his eyes away when asked the question.
This meaning involves causing emotional discomfort or irritation to someone, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
This meaning is about failing to hit or reach a specific target, such as in sporting contexts or other scenarios involving aim.
Generated collocations (experimental)
めをそらす目をそらすto turn away one's eyesちゅういをそらす注意をそらすto divert attentionわだい話題をそらすto change the subjectしつもん質問をそらすto evade a questionきをそらす気をそらすto distract (someone)かんじょう感情をそらすto avert emotionsまと的をそらすto miss the targetしせん視線をそらすto avert one's gazeきもちをそらす気持ちをそらすto change one's feelingsこころ心をそらすto turn away one's heartそらすこうい行為the act of turning away
Example sentences
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The scenery diverted the driver's attention from the road.
A sudden noise abstracted their attention from the game.
In order to distract the others, we brought up this irrelevant issue as a red herring.
Don't look away idly; just pay attention to what you're doing.
She turned away from me to hide a tear that had begun to fall down her cheek.