Memory phrase for the character: 避

避

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Meaning

evade, avoid, ward off, avert

Pronunciation

HI
sakeru

Explanation

 Left: movement 辶, right: anal penetration/torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口 with needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture)

Mnemonic
 
Movements which mean torture should be evaded.

Radicals

辶 movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus with the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
辟 torture, anal penetrationanal penetration/torture (buttock from the side 尸, opening/anus 口, needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture) [Actually 針 stands for needle and 辛 is understood as the image of a tattoo needle that also stands for: bitter.]
辛 hot, spicyIs composed of standing 立 and ten 十. In reference to "needle" 針 (= はり), the ten can be seen as a needle. Thus, somehow the feeling of standing on a needle is expressed.




 Vocabulary

避ける さける  (1) to avoid (physical contact with), (2) to ward off, to avert
避ける よける  (1) to avoid (physical contact with), (2) to ward off, to avert
避難 ひなん  taking refuge, finding shelter

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