躱
躱: to dodge
to dodge; to evade
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Kunかわす
躱す (かわす) is usually written in kana; the kanji appears in fiction for dodging an attack or deflecting a question.
Key words
躱すかわすto dodge; to evade
Example sentences
剣士は身を低くして、敵の一撃を躱した。
The swordsman ducked low and dodged the enemy's blow.
記者の鋭い質問を、大臣は笑顔で躱した。
The minister smiled and deflected the reporter's sharp question.
彼女は恋人の追及をひらりと躱して、話題を変えた。
She nimbly sidestepped her boyfriend's questioning and changed the subject.