避 — kanji meaning “evade”
避
evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun
- Meanings
- evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun
- On'yomi
- ヒ (hi)
- Kun'yomi
- さ.ける、よ.ける
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #756 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 162
- Chinese reading
- bì — Chinese character page
Words with 避
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 避難 | ひなん hinan | taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation |
| 回避 | かいひ kaihi | evasion; avoidance |
| 避妊 | ひにん hinin | contraception; birth control |
| 不可避 | ふかひ fukahi | inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable |
| 逃避 | とうひ touhi | escape; evasion; flight |
| 退避 | たいひ taihi | taking refuge; evacuation |
| 忌避 | きひ kihi | evasion; avoidance; shirking |
| 避暑 | ひしょ hisho | escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering |
| 避ける | さける sakeru | to avoid (physical contact with) |
| 逃避行 | とうひこう touhikou | runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world |
| 待避 | たいひ taihi | taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass) |
| 避雷針 | ひらいしん hiraishin | lightning rod |
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