What is the Kanji for "Avoid" and "Dodge"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Avoid" and "Dodge", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Avoid" and "Dodge" is "避".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Yo" and "Sa".

Its onyomi reading is "Hi".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "辶" means "Walk" . And The component "辟" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "避" mean in japanese?

"避" means "Avoid" and "Dodge".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

避ける: "Avoid". The Japanese verb '避ける (さける)' means 'to avoid'. This verb is used to describe the act of evading, escaping, or steering clear of something undesirable or harmful. It can be used in both physical and metaphorical contexts. For example: I avoided the rain - (雨を避けた). He avoided the problem - (その問題を避けた).

回避: "Avoidance". The Japanese noun '回避 (かいひ)' means 'avoidance'. This word refers to the act of evading, escaping, or steering clear of something. It can be used to describe someone deliberately avoiding a confrontation, responsibility, or undesirable situation. For example: He avoided the question - (彼は質問を回避した). The company policies aim to avoid discrimination - (会社の方針は差別を回避することを目指している).

避難: "Evacuation". The Japanese verbal noun '避難 (ひなん)' means 'evacuation'. This term refers to the action of leaving a dangerous or threatened location to reach a safer place. It is commonly used in the context of natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other emergency situations where people need to promptly move to a secure area. Example sentences: We must evacuate immediately - (私たちはすぐに避難しなければなりません). The evacuation plan was executed smoothly - (避難計画はスムーズに実行された).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". And The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.