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避ける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
避ける
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Readings : さける    よける   
避ける can be read in 2 ways: さける (70%), よける (30%).
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)
3. to ward off; to avert
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 105,399 which gives a rank of 4,326
避ける is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 21,000 (about 30,500,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4749 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2963
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
やくそく
約束
なし
たにん
他人
ほうもん
訪問
する
こと
けなければいけません

We must avoid calling on others without an appointment.
がいしょう
外相
せんそう
戦争
けられない
った

The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.
なんとして
わたし
たち
かく
せんそう
戦争
けなければならない

We have to avoid the nuclear war by all means.
よける
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 89,000 (about 2,560,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2670 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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さける
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 113,000 (about 1,290,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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除ける
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Reading : よける   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 209,000 (about 196,000 results)
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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
ジ   ジョ   のぞ to exclude; to remove   
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ヨ   surplus; left over; extra   あま to leave over   あま to be left over   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウ    from   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
hook
katakana 'ha'; eight
hill   
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