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避難 (ひなん): taking refuge, finding shelter — Japanese vocabulary

避難 is read ひなん and means "taking refuge, finding shelter". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

避難

Reading
ひなん · hinan
Translation
taking refuge, finding shelter
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ひなんが

Example

彼は雨を避ける避難場所を捜した。

かれはあめをさけるひなんばしょをさがした。

He sought shelter from the rain.

Kanji in this word

  • 避 — avoid, evade
  • 難 — difficult

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