免れる
まぬがれる · manugareru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan
to escape from
🏃 Man-ga-reru: 'man' (免) means exempt; 'ga-reru' is the escape verb, so the word is 'be exempted or escape'.
免 (men) means exemption or release, and 免れる adds the passive-potential ending れる. Together they mean to get out of something unpleasant, such as a penalty or a danger.
免 — pictograph of a person 人 with a hat or helmet
免 originally depicted a person wearing a hat or helmet, suggesting removal or taking off. The meaning shifted to 'avoid, exempt, escape from' — as in escaping a duty or being spared. It is graphically related to 兔 (rabbit), but the two characters have distinct origins.