# 避 — Dodge

Frequency rank 890 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 樹 (Wood), less common than 悲 (Sad).

- On’yomi: ひ
- Kun’yomi: さ
- Radical: 辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A coffin shape sits above the road radical — you see a coffin on the road and dodge out of its way.

In words:

- 避ける さける — (1) to avoid (physical contact ),(2) to ward off,to avert
- 避難 ひなん — taking refuge;finding shelter

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