Illustration: During a casual ball game in a Japanese neighborhood park, a soft ball passes a child standing sideways near a bench. The ball's edge just touches the loose fabric of the child's sleeve, lifting a tiny fold without striking the arm squarely.

かする

ka suru

to graze, to brush against

Example sentences

車くるまはフェンスをかすって傷きずがついた。
The car brushed the fence and got scratched.
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こうじはついていた。交通事故こうつうじこでたった車くるまのサイドをちょっとかすっただけだった。
Kouji was lucky; his traffic accident left only a minor scratch on the side of his car.
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紙飛行機かみひこうきが天井てんじょうをかすった。
The paper airplane brushed the ceiling.
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