Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

756 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun

Kunyomi: さ.ける よ.ける

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: しんにょう

Meaning: walk

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

暑地(ひしょち)   summer resort

雷針(ひらいしん)   lightning rod

不可な(ふかひな)   inevitable, inescapable

難する(ひなんする)   seek refuge, find shelter

妊する(ひにんする)   use contraception

する(とうひする)   escape, evade

する(かいひする)   avoid, evade

ける(さける)   avoid, ward off, avert

Onyomi Examples

難民 ヒナンミン evacuees, displaced persons, refugees

ヒナン taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape, seeking safe haven

不可 フカヒ inevitable, inescapable, unavoidable

退 タイヒ taking refuge, evacuation, backup (of data)

Kunyomi Examples

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

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