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How to say 'Avoidance' in Japanese | 回避

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The Japanese word for Avoidance is 'Kaihi', written as 回避 in Japanese.'Avoidance' in hiragana is かいひ.

    word

    回避

    Meaning

    Avoidance

    Reading

    かいひ

    kaihi

    Kanji

    回Revolve, Times 避Avoid, Dodge

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '回避 (かいひ)' means 'avoidance'. It refers to the act of avoiding or evading something, such as a problem, responsibility, or danger. This term is often used in formal or technical contexts, such as legal, psychological, or strategic discussions. For example: avoidance of responsibility「責任の回避」(せきにんのかいひ). The company avoided the issue「会社は問題を回避した」(かいしゃはもんだいをかいひした). In some contexts, it can also imply a deliberate or strategic evasion, such as in 'risk avoidance' (リスク回避, りすくかいひ).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    5532

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 回避

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    回

    Meaning

    Revolve, Times

  • kanji

    避

    Meaning

    Avoid, Dodge

Words Related to 回避 Through the Kanji 回

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 回 as well.

  • word

    回

    Meaning

    Times

  • word

    回る

    Meaning

    Rotate

  • word

    今回

    Meaning

    This time

  • word

    回す

    Meaning

    Turn, Pass

  • word

    回路

    Meaning

    Circuit

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    後回し

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    次回

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    回転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    回答

    Meaning

    Answer

  • word

    回復

    Meaning

    Recovery

  • word

    回収

    Meaning

    Collection

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    回数

    Meaning

    Number, Times

  • word

    回り

    Meaning

    Rotation, Around

  • word

    回り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    上回る

    Meaning

    Exceed

  • word

    毎回

    Meaning

    Every time

  • word

    身の回り

    Meaning

    Surroundings, Belongings

Words Related to 回避 Through the Kanji 避

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 避 as well.

  • word

    避ける

    Meaning

    Avoid

  • word

    避難

    Meaning

    Evacuation

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What does 'Kaihi' (回避) mean?

'Kaihi' means 'Avoidance' .

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