避ける (Sakeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to avoid (physical contact with), to avoid (situation), to evade (question, subject), to shirk (one's responsibilities)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto avoid (physical contact with)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
- ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto ward off; to avert
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto put aside; to move out of the way
Examples
事故は避けられない。
Accidents are inevitable.
彼女は私を避けている。
She avoids me.
彼はその質問を避けた。
He turned away the question.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).