- 1. [v1, vt] to steal; to rob; to snatch; to pocket; to plunder (uk)
- 2. [v1, vt] to deceive; to trick; to cheat (uk)
- 3. [v1, vt] to graze (in passing); to skim; to brush against; to touch lightly (uk)
- 4. [v1, vt] to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.); to flit (through one's mind, across one's face) (uk)
- 5. [v1, vt] to do (something) while no one is looking — often as 目をかすめて (uk)
- 6. [v1, vt] to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate (uk, arch)
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | かすめる | (kasumeru) |
| Polite | かすめます | (kasumemasu) |
| Past, plain | かすめた | (kasumeta) |
| Past, polite | かすめました | (kasumemashita) |
| Negative, plain | かすめない | (kasumenai) |
| Negative, polite | かすめません | (kasumemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | かすめなかった | (kasumenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | かすめませんでした | (kasumemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | かすめて | (kasumete) |
| Potential | かすめられる | (kasumerareru) |
| Volitional | かすめよう | (kasumeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | かすめれば | (kasumereba) |
| Passive | かすめられる | (kasumerareru) |
| Causative | かすめさせる | (kasumesaseru) |
| Imperative | かすめろ | (kasumero) |
Kanji in this word
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pillage, rob, graze, skim, sweep over, cheat, hintOn: リャク (ryaku)、 リョウ (ryou)Kun: かす.める (kasu.meru)、 かす.る (kasu.ru)、 かす.れる (kasu.reru)
Example Sentences
私は彼のわきをかすめて走った。
I brushed by him while running.