避
避 — Evade
evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun
On’yomiヒ (hi)
Kun’yomiさける (sakeru)
Kun’yomiよける (yokeru)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 避
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 避難 | ひなん hinan | taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation |
| 回避 | かいひ kaihi | evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge) |
| 避難民 | ひなんみん hinanmin | evacuees; displaced persons; refugees |
| 避妊 | ひにん hinin | contraception; birth control |
| 不可避 | ふかひ fukahi | inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable |
| 退避 | たいひ taihi | taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data) |
Study notes
避 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #756 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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