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さけ
る
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
when read as "さける"
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
2. to ward off; to avert
Alt. forms
避
さ
け
る
92%
よけ
る
6%
さけ
る
1%
除
よ
け
る
Pitch accent
さ
け
る
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Conjugations...
Used in: 495
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
もんだいを
さけ
る
to avoid a problem
さんしゃを
さけ
る
to keep one's distance from someone (due to fear or because that person is superior)
はんを
さけ
る
to spare the trouble (of doing)
2 more...
Examples (49 in total)
私
わたし
のこと
さけてる
？
Are you avoiding me?
彼
かの
女
じょ
は
私
わたし
を
さけている
。
She avoids me.
ニュースを
読
よ
むのは
さけてる
。
I avoid reading the news.
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