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掠

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

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Readings

On'yomi

  • リャク
  • リョウ

Kun'yomi

  • かす.める
  • かす.る
  • かす.れる

Nanori

  • ぐら

Meaning

掠 centers on taking or touching lightly but with force: pillaging and robbing are forceful taking, while grazing, skimming, and sweeping over describe light contact. The cheat and hint senses extend from the idea of a light, indirect touch or a quick, deceptive grab.

Most common words using 掠

  • 掠るかする
    N1

    to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly

  • 掠めるかすめる

    to steal; to rob; to snatch; to pocket; to plunder

  • 掠れるかすれる

    to get blurred

  • 掠りゃく

    sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left

  • 劫掠きょうりゃく

    pillage; plunder

  • 奪掠だつりゃく

    pillage; plunder

  • 掠め取るかすめとる

    to snatch; to steal

  • 掠め奪うかすめうばう

    to plunder

  • 掠りかすり

    grazing; touching lightly

  • 掠り筆かすりふで

    faint or blurry way of writing with a brush

  • 焚掠ふんりゃく

    pillaging and setting fire to

  • 盗掠とうりゃく

    stealing; looting; plundering

  • 私掠免許しりゃくめんきょ

    letter of marque

  • 私掠免許状しりゃくめんきょじょう

    letter of marque

  • 私掠船しりゃくせん

    privateer; corsair

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Etymology

掠 combines 扌 (hand) with 京, which likely contributes the sound. The original idea is probably a hand action of seizing or brushing against something.

Meaning mnemonic

A hand 扌 beside a tall structure 京: imagine a hand quickly sweeping over a city, grabbing valuables and grazing rooftops.

Reading mnemonic

For リャク, picture a hand snatching a valuable lychee from a market stall: lychee -> リャク, and the quick grab matches the kanji's meaning of pillaging or skimming.