かわす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かわす
1
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
Examples
彼は株の大暴落をうまくかわしていました。
He made his timely escape from the stock market crash.
Kanji in this Word
躱
13 strokes
Meanings
dodge
parry
avoid
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かわ.す
避
15 strokes
Frequency: 756
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
evade
avoid
avert
ward off
shirk
shun
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さ.ける
よ.ける
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