How to say 'Avoid' in Japanese | 避ける

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The Japanese word for Avoid is 'Sakeru', written as 避ける in Japanese.'Avoid' in hiragana is さける.

word

避ける

Meaning

Avoid

Reading

さける

sakeru

Kanji

避Avoid, Dodge

Explanation

The Japanese verb '避ける (さける)' means 'to avoid'. It is used when someone deliberately stays away from something or someone, or when they take action to prevent something from happening. This verb can be used in various contexts, such as avoiding danger, a person, or an unpleasant situation. For example: I avoid crowded places「人混みを避ける」(ひとごみをさける). He avoided answering the question「彼は質問に答えるのを避けた」(かれはしつもんにこたえるのをさけた). Note that '避ける' can also be written as 'よける' in some contexts, particularly when referring to physically dodging or evading something, such as an obstacle.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1233

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 避ける

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

避

Meaning

Avoid, Dodge

Hiragana in the Word 避ける

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

け

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 避ける Through the Kanji 避

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 避 as well.

word

回避

Meaning

Avoidance

word

避難

Meaning

Evacuation

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'Sakeru' means 'Avoid' .

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