Mnemonic
You're strolling down a path when a massive bazaar erupts into a full-blown riot ahead — merchants hurling fruit, stalls collapsing! You immediately avoid the disaster, veering off the path onto a hidden alley, leaving the screaming bazaar far behind you.
Additional thoughts
Picture the path narrowing directly toward a dangerous bazaar. The instinct to avoid is visceral — you physically dodge off the path to escape the bazaar chaos. Path + Bazaar = sidestepping danger.Quick recall
Riot at the bazaar — veer off the path to avoid it!Details
The keyword for 避 is avoid. This kanji conveys the idea of steering clear of something, evading, or keeping away from a potential danger, obstacle, or undesirable situation. It implies a deliberate act of sidestepping or dodging, whether in a physical sense like avoiding an oncoming object or in an abstract sense like avoiding responsibility or conflict. The character carries a nuance of conscious effort to prevent an encounter or escape from something unwanted.
- On'yomi
- ひ
- Kun'yomi
- さ.ける、よ.ける