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避さける

Kana さける Romaji sakeru

JLPT N3 Common word

Definitions

01ichidan verb · transitive

Only よける

to avoid (physical contact with)

02ichidan verb · transitive

Only さける

to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)

03ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive

to ward off; to avert

04ichidan verb · transitive

Only よける

to put aside; to move out of the way

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.

Tatoeba #232798

そのスピードを出した車は道路に飛び出した子供を、間一髪で、避けることができた。

The speeding car missed the child, who ran out into the road, by only a hairsbreadth.

Tatoeba #213005

事故は避けられない。

Accidents are inevitable.

Tatoeba #150816

Other forms

除ける (rarely used kanji form)よける

Source

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