Vocabulary
What does 逸れる (それる, soreru) mean?
逸れる (それる, soreru) means to stray off course; to digress; to miss (a target).
Quick facts| Reading | それる |
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| Romaji | soreru |
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| Part of speech | ichidan verb, intransitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsoreru
to stray off course; to digress; to miss (a target)
- 1ichidan verb · intransitive to turn away; to bear off; to veer away
- 2ichidan verb · intransitive to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
Example sentences
台風は海の方へ逸れました。
The typhoon veered off toward the sea.
話が本題から逸れてしまった。
The conversation strayed from the main topic.
