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避

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 890 / 2,608

Dodge

On’yomi
ひ
Kun’yomi
さ
Radical
辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)

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

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

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 avertN3
避難 ひなん taking refuge;finding shelterN1

避 is rank 890 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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