避
evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun
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
20 of 116- 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)
Study
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.