NichiDict

それる

N2
逸れる
[soreru]
Illustration for 逸れる

Meanings

1.IchidanIntransitive

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to swerve from; to miss (e.g. a target)

2.IchidanIntransitive

to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray; to wander

Other Readings

逸れる」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

話が本題から大きく逸れてしまった。

The conversation strayed far from the main topic.

強風で矢が的から大きく逸れた

The arrow veered far from the target due to strong wind.

台風の進路が予報から南に逸れている

The typhoon's path is veering south from the forecast.