かすめる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to steal; to rob; to snatch; to pocket; to plunder (Usually kana)
2. to deceive; to trick; to cheat (Usually kana)
3. to graze (in passing); to skim; to brush against; to touch lightly (Usually kana)
4. to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.); to flit (through one's mind, across one's face) (Usually kana)
5. to do (something) while no one is looking (Usually kana, often as 目をかすめて)
Other spellings
掠める
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
かすめる
かすめる
Examples6
私
I brushed by him while running.
矢
The arrow glanced off the tree.
彼の
His car shaved the wall of the tunnel.
弾
The bullet grazed his cheek.
トラック
The truck scraped along the wall in the narrow road.
弾丸
The bullet glanced off the target.