Looking to make an escape in Japanese? You'll need to know your kanji.

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Looking to make an escape in Japanese? You’ll need to know your kanji.

In English, “escape” can be used in a broad sense to convey the idea of wanting to “get away” from something. In Japanese, though, there are many words for the same idea. | GETTY IMAGES

By Tadasu Takahashi
Staff writer

Jun 3, 2022

Osaka – June 3 marks the 100th day since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine.

The conflict looks far from over, and analysts and commentators have continued to ponder, この事態からどうやって脱却できるのだろうか (Kono jitai kara dōyatte dakkyaku dekiru no darō ka, How can [we] get out of this situation)?

There is no clear answer, and 専門家はロシアのウクライナ侵攻の長期化を懸念している (senmonka wa Roshia no Ukuraina shinkō no chōkika o kenen shite-iru, experts are concerned about a prolonged Russian invasion of Ukraine).