掠る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
掠
かす Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
擦る

Verb

掠(かす)る • (kasuru) transitive godan (stem 掠(かす)り (kasuri), past 掠(かす)った (kasutta))

Japanese verb pair
active	掠る
mediopassive	掠れる

1. [from c. 1252-1267] to graze, to touch lightly
2. to take a cut (of profits, etc.), to exploit, to extort