避さける

さける sakeru

to avoid (physical contact )
to ward off
to avert

ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

避免；避开

Examples

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.
你或许能避免不愉快的经历。
Tatoeba #232798
彼は途中で彼女に会うのを避けた。
He avoided meeting her on the way.
他避免在途中遇见她。
Tatoeba #101862

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5f052e8594'); // 避ける

{
  "id": "5f052e8594",
  "word": "避ける",
  "reading": "さける",
  "romaji": "sakeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to avoid (physical contact )",
    "to ward off",
    "to avert"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1583260,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あなたはいやな経験を避けるかもしれない。",
      "en": "You might avoid an unpleasant experience.",
      "tatoeba_id": 232798
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は途中で彼女に会うのを避けた。",
      "en": "He avoided meeting her on the way.",
      "tatoeba_id": 101862
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3f43ebd841aa3d82cb32561f78db89aed268ac95a8eebcd8330f371d38781dd9",
    "meanings": [
      "避免",
      "避开"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あなたはいやな経験を避けるかもしれない。",
        "zh": "你或许能避免不愉快的经历。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は途中で彼女に会うのを避けた。",
        "zh": "他避免在途中遇见她。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/5f052e8594",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1583260; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "760c674dac29601a8c9b1525664945accc84f52b1972762dc89017418c1d2bc9"
  }
}