避 – evade, avoid, avert

16 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#756 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 避 means evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヒ (hi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さ.ける、よ.ける (sakeru, yokeru). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヒ	hi
Kun’yomi	さ.ける	sakeru
Kun’yomi	よ.ける	yokeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 口・込・十・辛・立・尸.

Words using 避

避けるさけるto avoid (situation)避難ひなんtaking refuge避けるよけるto avoid (physical contact with)

Example sentences

あなたはいやな経験を避けるかもしれない。

You might avoid an unpleasant experience.

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彼は雨を避ける避難場所を捜した。

He sought shelter from the rain.

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そのスピードを出した車は道路に飛び出した子供を、間一髪で、避けることができた。

The speeding car missed the child, who ran out into the road, by only a hairsbreadth.

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Kanji with the same radical

連選通進近道運過送違述追退辺造達

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