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Japanese symbol for “evasive”

Romaji: kaihiteki
evasive

In Japanese, evasive is , read (kaihiteki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na evasive

Kanji and stroke order

-times, round, game
on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す
6 strokes · JLPT 3
evade, avoid, avert
on: ヒ
kun: さ.ける、よ.ける
16 strokes · JLPT 1
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “evasive”

WordReadingMeaning
どっちつかず dotchitsukazunoncommittal; equivocal; indecisive
とうひてき touhitekiescapist; evasive
はぎれがわるい hagiregawaruiinarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words
はぎれのわるい hagirenowaruiinarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こんかい konkaithis time; now
かいふく kaifukurestoration; recovery; rehabilitation
ぜんかい zenkaiprevious time; last time; previous installment
かいとう kaitoureply; answer
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
かいてん kaitenrotation; revolution; turn
ひなん hinantaking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation
かいひ kaihievasion; avoidance
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “evasive”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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