JLPT N3 · Verb

避ける (sakeru)

避ける (さける, sakeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さける
Romaji: sakeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities) · ichidan verb, transitive
to ward off; to avert · ichidan verb, transitive, intransitive

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 避ける

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	避ける	さける sakeru
Polite (~masu)	避けます	さけます sakemasu
Negative	避けない	さけない sakenai
Polite negative	避けません	さけません sakemasen
Past	避けた	さけた saketa
Polite past	避けました	さけました sakemashita
Negative past	避けなかった	さけなかった sakenakatta
Te-form	避けて	さけて sakete
Potential	避けられる	さけられる sakerareru
Passive	避けられる	さけられる sakerareru
Causative	避けさせる	さけさせる sakesaseru
Volitional	避けよう	さけよう sakeyou
Imperative	避けろ	さけろ sakero
Conditional (~ba)	避ければ	さければ sakereba

Kanji in 避ける

避

evade, avoid, avertヒ・さ.ける・よ.ける · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 避ける.

避難ひなんtaking refuge

Source: JMdict entry 1583260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.