掠

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.

• 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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