避 means 'avoid'

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Strokes : 16 Frequency: 1042 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-10 Grade: 8 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 40 words Used in 104 words Used in 43 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

ヒ

Kun

さける to avoid

Additional readings

Kun よける

Components

⿺ ⻌ (辵) move 辟 rule

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 避 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 避 is used 87 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).

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ヒ : 73 words FIND ALL

ひなん

避難

noun, 'suru' verb

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape

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ヒ (read as ぴ) : 1 word FIND ALL

いんぴ

隠避

noun, 'suru' verb

helping a criminal to avoid arrest

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さける : 10 words FIND ALL

さ

避

ける

ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. to avoid (physical contact with) (this meaning is restricted to reading よける)

2. to avoid (situation) (this meaning is restricted to reading さける)

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よける : 3 words FIND ALL

けんさくよ

検索避

け

noun, 'suru' verb

making a web page hard to find through search engines; avoiding search engines (slang)

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An additional 6 less common words include 避 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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