The kanji 避: meaning, readings and stroke order

避

Meaning: avoid
On reading: ヒ hi
Kun reading: さ（ける） sakeru
Strokes: 16
Radical: 辵 walk
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: tránh, lánh (tỵ)
Japanese: さける。よける。
Korean: 피하다 (피)
Chinese: 避开、躲避

Readings, words and example sentences

ヒ hi · on reading · less common

避ひ難なん
evacuation, taking shelter
地震のとき高いところへ 避ひ難なんします。
When there is an earthquake, we go to high ground for safety.

さ（ける） sakeru · kun reading

避さける
to avoid
こんだ時間を 避さけます。
I avoid the crowded hours.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.