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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)
On
   ヒ
Kun
   ける to avoid
Kun   ける
⿺   () move   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
1
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape
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ヒ (read as ぴ) : 1 word FIND ALL
1
helping a criminal to avoid arrest
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ける : 10 words FIND ALL
2
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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ける : 3 words FIND ALL
0
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.
Henshall: 1733  Joy o' Kanji : 1733  Key to Kanji:

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ヒ   さける to avoid   
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ヘキ    rule   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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corpse
シン   から spicy   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
move
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