Kanji
N1 16 strokes Grade 8 freq #756

evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

walk shinnyō

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

taking refuge; finding shelter
evasion; avoidance
evacuees; displaced persons
contraception; birth control
inevitable; inescapable
escape; evasion
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer
evasion; avoidance
taking refuge; evacuation
siding; sidetrack

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to avoid (physical contact with)

Example sentences

We took refuge behind a big tree.

The threatening floods made it necessary to evacuate the town.

Discover a way around the situation.

They explored every avenue in an attempt to avoid war.