Meaning of かわす in Japanese

  1. Words

Definition of かわす

  1. (v5s, vt) to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)

    誰が議長に任命されるかについて、激しい議論がかわされた。
    There was a heated argument as to who should be appointed chairman.

  2. to intersect; to cross; to interlace
  3. (suf, v5s) ... with one another; ... to each other
  1. (v5s, vt) to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

    彼は株の大暴落をうまくかわしていました。
    He made his timely escape from the stock market crash.

  1. (n) sandbank in a river

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