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掏る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	掏する	掏すらない
Polite	掏すります	掏すりません
Past polite	掏すりました	掏すりませんでした
Past	掏すった	掏すらなかった
Te-form	掏すって	掏すらないで
Desire	掏すりたい	掏すりたくない
Potential	掏すれる	掏すれない
Passive	掏すられる	掏すられない
Causative	掏すらせる	掏すらせない
Causative passive	掏すらせられるalso 掏すらされる	掏すらせられないalso 掏すらされない
Volitional	掏すろう
Polite volitional	掏すりましょう
Imperative	掏すれ	掏するな
Conditional	掏すれば	掏すらなければ
Tara conditional	掏すったら	掏すらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

pickpocket; steal from someone's pocket

usually written using kana alone

Specifically refers to stealing from a person's pocket or bag, typically in a crowded place. The kanji 掏 is rare; the word is almost always written in kana.

電でん車しゃの中なかで財さい布ふをすられた。
I had my wallet pickpocketed on the train.
人ひと混ごみではすりに気きをつけて。
Watch out for pickpockets in crowds.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉から〈物もの〉を掏するto pickpocket something from someone
混こん雑ざつした電でん車しゃの中なかで男おとこは乗じょう客きゃくから財さい布ふを掏すった。
On the crowded train, the man picked a passenger's wallet from his pocket.
〈物もの〉を掏すられるto have something stolen by a pickpocket
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうにパスポートを掏すられてしまった。
My passport got pickpocketed while I was traveling.

Kanji

掏pickpocket

Related words

盗ぬすむN4
盗む is the general verb for stealing anything, while 掏る specifically means to steal from someone's pocket or bag, usually in a crowd.

Don't confuse with

するN5
する (to do) is an extremely common verb that shares the same reading as 掏る (to pickpocket) but has an entirely unrelated meaning.
刷するN2
刷る means 'to print,' and though it is pronounced the same as 掏る (to pickpocket), the two verbs are unrelated in meaning.
擦するN1
擂る means 'to grind (with a mortar),' and despite sharing the reading する with 掏る (to pickpocket), the meanings are completely different.

Written forms

掏するUsage32%
Kanji form is rare and not commonly used; the word is usually written in kana.
スるUsage68%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.

Etymology

The verb 掏る is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 掏 is a rare character meaning 'to pick out' or 'to extract', used here as a semantic match. The word is almost always written in kana.