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39 免れる To Escape From

Alternative Meanings

To Avoid

Part of Speech

Transitive verb and Ichidan verb

Reading

まぬかれる

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

まぬがれる

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

後部座席に座ってシートベルトを締めていたので、私達は重傷を免れました。

We avoided serious injury because we sat in the backseat and wore our seat belts.

Meaning Explanation

You are going to excuse yourself from the situation, and in order to do that, you have to escape from the person / thing trying to hold you there in order to avoid them.

Reading Explanation

In order to do that, you jump inside your man(u) car (まぬか) which is a car for a tough man(u) that needs to drive fast, just like you.

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