- 避ける【さける】 - to avoid (physical contact with), to avoid (situation), to ward off, to avert, to put aside, to move out of the way 
- 避難【ひなん】 - taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape, seeking safe haven 
- 回避【かいひ】 - evasion, avoidance 
- 退避【たいひ】 - taking refuge, evacuation, backup (of data) 
- 避妊【ひにん】 - contraception, birth control 
- 不可避【ふかひ】 - inevitable, inescapable, unavoidable 
- 逃避【とうひ】 - escape, evasion, flight 
- 避暑【ひしょ】 - escaping the summer heat, going somewhere cooler during the summer, summering 
- 忌避【きひ】 - evasion, avoidance, shirking, recusation (of a judge), taking exception (to a judge), challenge 
- 避難民【ひなんみん】 - evacuees, displaced persons, refugees 
- 待避線【たいひせん】 - siding, sidetrack, turnout 
- 逃避行【とうひこう】 - flight, elopement