駆け落ち

かけおち

Also written 駈け落ち

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive elopement; running away with a lover

Kanji

• 駆 dash. Read as かける.
• 落 fall. Read as おち.

Example sentences

• アンとザチャリーは駆け落ちしたらしいんだ。
  It seems Ann and Zachary ran off together.
• 私のお母さんはもし私が駆け落ちしたら絶対許さないって言ってたわ。
  My mother said if I eloped, she would never forgive me.
• 彼女の娘は若い作家と駆け落ちしたよ。
  Her daughter ran away with a young author.
• 駆け落ちしよう。
  Let's run away together.

Common phrases

• 駆け落ちをする

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