Word Meaning

りゃく ryaku

掠 is read as りゃく (ryaku) and means sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong.

Meaning

English

  1. sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong
  2. tapering thinning curve, usually concave left

Reading

Kana

りゃく

Romaji

ryaku

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 157004 Priority Y

Example Sentences

9

だんがんがかれのうでをかすめた。

The bullet grazed his arm.

かれはすきをみてさいふをかすめとった。

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

つめたいかぜがほほをかすめた。

A cold wind swept across his cheek.

ぞくはむらのざいほうをりゃくだつした。

The bandits pillaged the village's treasures.

ひこうきがさんちょうをかすめてとんだ。

The plane flew just skimming the top of the mountain.

かれのかおにふあんのいろがかすめた。

A hint of anxiety swept across his face.

かれはこうきんをかすめとった。

He embezzled the public funds.

つばめがすいめんをかすめていく。

The swallow skims across the surface of the water.

かれはたにんのてがらをかすめた。

He snatched the credit for someone else's achievement.