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避 — 16 strokes / Radical「⻌」

道
4Junior high level / 16 strokes / Radical「⻌」
On
ヒひ · hi
Kun
さ(ける)・よ(ける)sa(keru) · yo(keru)
Meaning
avoid; evade

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

辶 "to go" with 辟 "to shun": to pass by keeping clear — to avoid.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヒひhi避難ひなん逃避とうひ不可避ふかひ
Kunさけるsakeru避けるさける

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 避けるさける

    to avoid

  • 避難ひなん

    evacuation; refuge

More words with this kanji

  • 忌避きひ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

危(あぶ)ない道(みち)を避(さ)けて歩(ある)いた。

I walked avoiding the dangerous road.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

避難避難diffic…込put in…迎welcom…迫urge逃escape透transp…彼he被be cov…疲get ti…匕spoon比to com…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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