避ける
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
2. to ward off; to avert
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
さける
Examples111
あなた
You might avoid an unpleasant experience.
その
The speeding car missed the child, who ran out into the road, by only a hairsbreadth.
それ
It can't be helped.
彼女
She avoids me.
来年
A recession is bound to come next year.
彼
He turned away the question.