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避

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • evade
  • avoid
  • avert
  • ward off
  • shirk
  • shun

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ヒ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • さ.ける
  • よ.ける
Strokes
16
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#965
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
辵#162 · walk

Components

Common Words

  • 避暑ひしょNounescaping the summer heat, going somewhere cooler during the summer, summering
  • 避難ひなんNountaking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape, seeking safe haven
  • 避妊ひにんNouncontraception, birth control
  • 避けるさけるIchidanto avoid (physical contact with)
  • 避難民ひなんみんNounevacuees, displaced persons, refugees
  • 回避かいひNounevasion, avoidance
  • 忌避きひNounevasion, avoidance, shirking
  • 退避たいひNountaking refuge, evacuation

Practice in Kanjiru

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