避 is the Japanese kanji for avoid, evade, avert, ward off, shirk, shun. It is written with 16 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is さ.ける、よ.ける and its on reading is ヒ.
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Words with 避
- 避けるto avoid (physical contact with)
- 避難taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation
- 回避evasion, avoidance
- 避妊contraception, birth control
- 避難民evacuees, displaced persons, refugees
- 不可避inevitable, inescapable, unavoidable
Practice 避 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.