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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- to avoid (physical contact with).
 - to avoid (situation), to evade (question, subject), to shirk (one's responsibilities).
 
Ichidan verb
- to ward off, to avert.
 
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- to put aside, to move out of the way.
 
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
                                
 
 
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                            避ける | さける | ✔ | ||||||
                                
 
 
  | 
                            避ける | よける | ✔ | ||||||
                                
 
 
  | 
                            除ける | よける | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
evade, avoid, avert
ヒ さ.ける よ.ける (7th, N1)
false, punish, crime
ヘキ ヒ きみ (Kentei 1)