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 掠奪, 掠取, 掠, 掠する.

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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 19 common entries

Showing 19 of 28 entries that include this kanji.

掠奪

りゃくだつ

pillage

掠取

りゃくしゅ

abduction (using violence or threats)

掠

りゃく

sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong

掠する

りゃくする

to abbreviate

掠める

かすめる

to do (something) while no one is looking

掠め奪う

かすめうばう

to plunder

掠り

かすり

grazing

掠る

かする

to graze (e.g. bullet)

掠れる

かすれる

to get blurred

掠れ傷

かすれきず

scratch

掠奪婚

りゃくだつこん

marriage where the person courted was already married

侵掠

しんりゃく

invasion (e.g. of a country)

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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.

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