逸らす
そらす
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive 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 (usu. in the negative)
- to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
Kanji
- 逸 deviate. Read as そらす.
Example sentences
- わたしの気を仕事からそらさないでください。
Please don't take my mind off the work. - ぼんやりとして目をそらすな、自分のしていることに注意を払いなさい。
Don't look away idly; just pay attention to what you're doing. - 突然音がして彼らはゲームから注意をそらした。
A sudden noise distracted their attention from the game. - 彼女は恐くて目をそらした。
She looked away terrified. - 彼女は視線をそらした。
She turned her eyes away.
Common phrases
- 目をそらす (めをそらす) to look away
- 注意をそらす (ちゅういをそらす) to distract one's attention
- 気をそらす (きをそらす) to distract
- 後ろにそらす
- 視線をそらす
Related forms
- 逸れる (それる) to turn away (intransitive partner)