How do you say "to deviate" in Japanese?

“To deviate” in Japanese

Short answer

逸れる soreru それる

To deviate in Japanese is “逸れる” (soreru). Full meaning: to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from.

Other ways to say “To deviate” in Japanese

逸す issu to lose (a chance), to miss; to overlook, to omit, to forget; to deviate, to depart from (the norm, etc.) 逸する issuru to lose (a chance), to miss (a chance); to overlook, to omit, to forget; to deviate 反れる soreru to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from ずれる zureru to slide, to slip off, to get dislocated, to be out of alignment, to get dislodged, to deviate, to shift (position), to be out of sync, to be slightly off, to be off-point それる soreru to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from はぐれる hagureru to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from それん soren to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from 佚する issuru to lose (a chance), to miss (a chance); to overlook, to omit, to forget; to deviate ズレる zureru to slide, to slip off, to get dislocated, to be out of alignment, to get dislodged, to deviate, to shift (position), to be out of sync, to be slightly off, to be off-point はぐれろ hagurero to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from はぐれれ hagurere to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target); to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander; to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from

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