What does kanji 掠 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 掠 is cheat.

How is kanji 掠 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 掠 are かす.める, かす.る, かす.れる; the onyomi readings are リャク, リョウ.

What words use kanji 掠?

Example words that use kanji 掠 include 略奪, 略取, かすり傷, かすれ声.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

掠

Meaning

Kanji 掠

cheat

cheat, graze, hint, pillage, rob, skim, sweep over

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かす.めるかす.るかす.れる
Onyomi 音読み: リャクリョウ
Nanori 名乗り: ぐら

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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 涼 • 景 • 就 • 椋 • 京 • 勍 • 凉

Related vocabulary

Showing 24 common entries

Showing 24 of 28 entries that include this kanji.

略奪

りゃくだつ

pillage

略取

りゃくしゅ

abduction (using violence or threats)

かすり傷

かすりきず

scratch

かすれ声

かすれごえ

hoarse voice

掠

りゃく

sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong

掠める

かすめる

to do (something) while no one is looking

掠め取る

かすめとる

to snatch

掠め奪う

かすめうばう

to plunder

掠り

かすり

grazing

掠り筆

かすりふで

faint or blurry way of writing with a brush

掠る

かする

to graze (e.g. bullet)

掠れる

かすれる

to get blurred

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

弾丸が彼の腕を掠めた。

The bullet grazed his arm.

彼は隙を見て財布を掠め取った。

He took advantage of a lapse in attention to snatch the wallet.

冷たい風が頬を掠めた。

A cold wind swept across his cheek.

賊は村の財宝を掠奪した。

The bandits pillaged the village's treasures.

飛行機が山頂を掠めて飛んだ。

The plane flew just skimming the top of the mountain.