避 (sakeru) Kanji Meaning: "Evade" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: Walking away from a sharp thing: avoid.

避 means evade

avoid, avert, ward off, shirk

Walking away from a sharp thing: avoid.

On'yomi

  • ヒhi

Kun'yomi

  • さ(ける)sakeru
  • よ(ける)yokeru

How it's built

  • 辟
  • ⻌road

Common words

  • 避妊ひにんcontraception; birth control
  • 逃避とうひescape; evasion
  • 避暑ひしょescaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer
  • 避難ひなんtaking refuge; finding shelter

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