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Kotomora

避

evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヒ

Kun'yomi

  • さ.ける
  • よ.ける

Meaning

避 centers on keeping away from something undesirable: evading danger, avoiding a person, averting a problem, or shirking a duty.

Most common words using 避

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  • 避けるさける
    N3

    to avoid (physical contact with)

  • 避難ひなん
    N2

    taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

  • 回避かいひ

    evasion; avoidance

  • 逃避とうひ
    N1

    escape; evasion; flight

  • 不可避ふかひ
    N1

    inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable

  • 避妊ひにん
    N1

    contraception; birth control

  • 退避たいひ
    N1

    taking refuge; evacuation

  • 忌避きひ

    evasion; avoidance; shirking

  • 避暑ひしょ
    N1

    escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering

  • 逃避行とうひこう

    runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world

  • 待避たいひ

    taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass)

  • 避雷針ひらいしん

    lightning rod

  • 避難民ひなんみん

    evacuees; displaced persons; refugees

  • 待避線たいひせん

    siding; sidetrack; turnout

  • キャリア検知多重アクセス衝突回避ネットワークキャリアけんちたじゅうアクセスしょうとつかいひネットワーク

    carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance network; CSMA; CA network

  • デッドロック回避デッドロックかいひ

    deadlock avoidance

  • リスク回避リスクかいひ

    risk aversion; risk reduction

  • レジスタ退避領域レジスタたいひりょういき

    register save area

  • 一次避難所いちじひなんじょ

    primary evacuation shelter (for initial use in emergencies)

  • 三舎を避けるさんしゃをさける

    to keep one's distance from someone (due to fear or because that person is superior)

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Etymology

避 combines the movement radical 辶 with 辟, which likely contributes the sound ヒ and carries a sense of 'avoiding' or 'keeping away'. The exact historical development of 辟 is complex, but the combination clearly expresses evasion through movement.

Meaning mnemonic

The movement radical 辶 suggests walking away, and the inner 辟 looks like a complex obstacle. Picture yourself sidestepping a thorny barrier to avoid trouble.

Reading mnemonic

For ヒ, imagine you see a dangerous snake and let out a sharp 'Hee!' as you jump back to evade it: Hee -> ヒ.