Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

(かす)

to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze

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      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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      ()(まと)(かす)っただけで()たらなかった。

      The arrow merely grazed the target without hitting it. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}

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      弾丸(だんがん)(からだ)(かす)った(とき)(いのち)危険(きけん)(かん)じました。

      When the bullet grazed my body, I felt my life was in danger. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}

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      バッドがボールに(かす)りもしなかった(とき)力不足(ちからぶそく)痛感(つうかん)した。

      I keenly felt the lack of power when the bat didn't even graze the ball. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}

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      銃弾(じゅうだん)(うで)(かす)ったとあって、(わたし)(かお)からは()(あせ)()()ている。

      The bullet grazed my arm, causing cold sweat to burst from my face. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}

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      (おっと)衣服(いふく)から女性(じょせい)(もの)香水(こうすい)(にお)いがした(とき)、ある(かんが)えが(わたし)(あたま)(かす)った。

      When I smelled the scent of women's perfume on my husband's clothes, a thought lightly grazed my mind. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}

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