免れる

まぬがれる

[manugareru]

Meanings

1.Ichidan

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from

2.Ichidan

to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert; to elude; to be exempted from

彼の機転のおかげで大惨事を免れることができた。

Thanks to his quick thinking, we were able to avoid a disaster.

批判を免れるためにも透明性の確保が重要だろう。

Ensuring transparency is probably important to avoid criticism.

厳しい処分を免れることは難しいだろうと思われる。

It seems difficult to escape severe punishment.