避
avert, avoid, evade, shirk, shun, ward off
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
16 / 16
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:16
JLPT:1
Frequency:756
Vocabulary
ヒ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回避 | カイヒ | evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge) |
| 退避 | タイヒ | taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data) |
| 逃避 | トウヒ | escape; evasion; flight |
| 避暑 | ヒショ | escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering |
| 避難 | ヒナン | taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 避る | さる | to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off; to divorce; to (do) completely; last ... (e.g. "last April") |
| 避ける | さける | to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way |
| 避ける | よける | to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way |
| 避く | さく | to avoid; to evade |
| 避難所 | ひなんじょ | shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge |
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