避ける | Japanese meaning

避ける【さける】

Frequency rank: 644.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to avoid (physical contact with)only applies to よける
to avoid (situation)only applies to さける

Ichidan verb

to ward off; to avert

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to put aside; to move out of the wayonly applies to よける

Forms

避ける【さける】【よける】Frequency rank: 644.
除ける【よける】Frequency rank: 27,995. – 28,208.
さけるFrequency rank: 41,672. – 42,320.
よけるFrequency rank: 15,171. – 15,218.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to avoid (physical contact with)

This meaning is used when someone tries to prevent physical contact with something or someone.

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I walk, avoiding the crowd.

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I avoided him to avoid contact.

to avoid (situation)

This meaning is used when someone tries to prevent encountering or dealing with a specific situation.

。

I did not attend the meeting to avoid trouble.

。

I confronted difficult problems without avoiding them.

to ward off; to avert

This meaning is used when someone tries to prevent something undesirable from happening.

。

I took preventive measures to ward off disasters.

。

I used a safe method to avert accidents.

to put aside; to move out of the way

This meaning is used when someone physically moves something out of the way or puts it aside.

。

I walk, moving obstacles out of the way.

。

I cleaned the room, moving the table out of the way.

Generated collocations (experimental)

I'm good at avoiding (situations).to avoid dangerto avoid peopleto avoid stressmethod of avoidanceto be careful to avoidto evade responsibilityavoidant behavior

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

131 results

1. 、。

It is inevitable that I go to France someday, I just don't know when.

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2. 、。

I'd rather not have those written by people who only know their work imperfectly.

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3. きごう—。

The Aegis collision - why couldn't it have been avoided?

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Although an increase of unmarried mothers is needed in order to escape the declining birth rate for some reason public opinion in Japan is avoiding this argument.

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5. 、。

You shouldn't eat anything cold.

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6. 。

We took refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.

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7. 。

A recession is bound to come next year.

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8. ようこ洋子。

Yoko avoided answering my question.

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9. 。

Avoid fried foods for a while.

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The only useful knowledge is that which teaches us how to seek what is good and avoid what is evil.

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11. 。

We must avoid calling on others without an appointment.

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12. べき。

You should avoid calling a person after ten at night.

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13. 、。

The question is how to avoid nuclear war.

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14. なれ。なれ。

If you are idle, be not solitary, if you are solitary, be not idle.

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15. 、。

Another thing to avoid is to use too much praise.

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16. 。

She avoids me.

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17. 。

She avoided answering my questions.

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18. 。

She started early in order to avoid the rush hour.

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19. 。

She started early in order to avoid the rush hour.

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20. でし。

It was wise of you to keep away from him.

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避ける【さける】

Frequency rank: 644.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to avoid (physical contact with)only applies to よける
to avoid (situation)only applies to さける

Ichidan verb

to ward off; to avert

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to put aside; to move out of the wayonly applies to よける

Forms

避ける【さける】【よける】Frequency rank: 644.
除ける【よける】Frequency rank: 27,995. – 28,208.
さけるFrequency rank: 41,672. – 42,320.
よけるFrequency rank: 15,171. – 15,218.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to avoid (physical contact with)

This meaning is used when someone tries to prevent physical contact with something or someone.

。

I walk, avoiding the crowd.

。

I avoided him to avoid contact.

to avoid (situation)

This meaning is used when someone tries to prevent encountering or dealing with a specific situation.

。

I did not attend the meeting to avoid trouble.

。

I confronted difficult problems without avoiding them.

to ward off; to avert

This meaning is used when someone tries to prevent something undesirable from happening.

。

I took preventive measures to ward off disasters.

。

I used a safe method to avert accidents.

to put aside; to move out of the way

This meaning is used when someone physically moves something out of the way or puts it aside.

。

I walk, moving obstacles out of the way.

。

I cleaned the room, moving the table out of the way.

Generated collocations (experimental)

I'm good at avoiding (situations).to avoid dangerto avoid peopleto avoid stressmethod of avoidanceto be careful to avoidto evade responsibilityavoidant behavior

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

131 results

1. 、。

It is inevitable that I go to France someday, I just don't know when.

Tatoeba

2. 、。

I'd rather not have those written by people who only know their work imperfectly.

Tatoeba

3. きごう—。

The Aegis collision - why couldn't it have been avoided?

Tatoeba

Although an increase of unmarried mothers is needed in order to escape the declining birth rate for some reason public opinion in Japan is avoiding this argument.

Tatoeba