避ける

さける

Readings

さけるよける

Meanings

1.
v1, vtto avoid (physical contact with)
2.
v1, vtto avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
3.
v1, vt, vito ward off; to avert
4.
v1, vtto put aside; to move out of the way

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N516 strokesGrade 8

そのスピードを出した車は道路に飛び出した子供を、間一髪で、避けることができた。

The speeding car missed the child, who ran out into the road, by only a hairsbreadth.

あなたはいやな経験を避けるかもしれない。

You might avoid an unpleasant experience.

Context: 避ける (さける)

Current word

避けるさける

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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