Japanese

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Alternative spelling
遠ざける

Etymology

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From (, far) +‎ 避ける (sakeru, avoid), originally the active counterpart of (さか) (sakaru, separate, depart, distance from). The sakeru changes to zakeru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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とおざける (tōzakerutransitive ichidan (stem とおざけ (tōzake), past とおざけた (tōzaketa))

Japanese verb pair
active とおざける
mediopassive とおざかる
  1. keep away, keep at a distance
  2. avoid

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN