This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: リャク、リョウ、かす.める、かす.る、かす.れる
Romaji: ryaku, ryō, kasu.meru, kasu.ru, kasu.reru
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Name Reading

Kana: ぐら
Romaji: gura
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Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  ryang
Chinese Reading:  lu:e4
Unicode:  63a0
JIS:  4E2B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 498
Nelson Index: 1931
New Nelson Index: 2191
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c8.28
Four Corner Index: 5009.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12273
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0282
Remembering the kanji Index: 2247
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 458
Kodansha Kanji Index: 605

Words

掠る (かする)
to graze; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
攫う (さらう)
to carry off; to run away with; to kidnap; to abduct; to monopolize; to make one's own
掠れる (かすれる)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape; to touch
掠め奪う (かすめうばう)
to plunder
掠める (かすめる)
to steal; to rob; to snatch; to pocket; to plunder; to deceive; to trick; to cheat; to graze (in passing); to skim; to brush against; to touch lightly; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.); to flit (through one's mind, across one's face); to do (something) while no one is looking; to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
略奪 (りゃくだつ)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
人目を掠めて (ひとめをかすめて)
on the sly; by stealth
掠り (かすり)
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
掠め取る (かすめとる)
to snatch; to steal
奪掠 (だつりゃく)
pillage; plunder
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