Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
掠るto graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to graze (e.g. bullet), to scratch, to touch lightly
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
掠る 【かする】、擦る 【かする】
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矢は的を掠っただけで当たらなかった。
The arrow merely grazed the target without hitting it. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}
弾丸が体を掠った時、命の危険を感じました。
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}
バッドがボールに掠りもしなかった時に力不足を痛感した。
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}
銃弾が腕を掠ったとあって、私の顔からは冷や汗が噴き出ている。
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}
夫の衣服から女性物の香水の匂いがした時、ある考えが私の頭を掠った。
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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