Evade in Japanese

"evade" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

逃げる

nigeru

逃escape, flee+げnot in this dictionary+るnot in this dictionary

4 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "evade". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun

Reading: hi

16 strokes · powerful

Where it comes from

Composed of advance and avoid. Advancing to avoid.

What it carries

Avoidance, evacuation, avoid. Represents avoiding.

Related kanji for "evade"

evade

tou

Composed of advance and omen. Fleeing after seeing omen.

evade

itsu

Composed of advance and rabbit. Escaping like rabbit.

evade payment(also: step, trample, carry through)

tou

Composed of foot and shoe. Stepping on shoe with foot.

The most common kanji for "evade" is 避, read as hi. It means evade, avoid, avert. Related kanji: 逃 (evade), 逸 (evade), 踏 (evade payment).

避 has 16 strokes.