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逸らす

JLPT N1

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)

Details

Part of speech
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
Romaji
sorasu

Example sentences

kare wa shitsumon no kakushin o sorasou to shite, wadai o kaeta.

He tried to evade the core of the question by changing the subject.

chūi o sorasut tame ni, betsu no koto o kangaeru yō ni suru

To divert my attention, I will think of something else.