Illustration: Heavy rain has flooded the lower part of a residential street. Several residents carrying small emergency bags climb broad concrete steps into a school building on higher ground. A volunteer at the dry doorway helps an older resident across the threshold while another adult carries a child.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

避ひ難なん

hinan

to evacuate, to seek shelter

Example sentences

  1. 洪水こうずいのおそれがあって町まちの全員ぜんいんの避難ひなんが必要ひつようになった。

    The threatening floods made it necessary to evacuate the town.

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  2. 大木たいぼくの陰かげに避難ひなんした。

    We took refuge behind a big tree.

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  3. 我々われわれは雷雨らいうから避難ひなんした。

    We took cover from the thunder shower.

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Kanji in 避難

  • 避evade; avoidOnヒKunさける・よける
  • 難difficult; impossibleOnナンKunかたい・むずかしい・むづかしい

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