1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   to avoid (physical contact with)

2. 2.

   to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)

3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

   3.

   to ward off; to avert

Example sentences

• ストレスを避けることが必要です。

  It's necessary to avoid stress.

• 問題は、いかに核戦争を避けるかである。

  The question is how to avoid nuclear war.