Japanese symbol for “skimming”
スキミング
スキミング
Romaji: sukimingu
skimming (illegally copying credit cards with a swipe device)
In Japanese, skimming is スキミング (sukimingu).
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Meanings
- n skimming (illegally copying credit cards with a swipe device)
Other Japanese words for “skimming”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流し読み | ながしよみ nagashiyomi | skimming (a book, etc.) |
| 擦れ擦れ | すれすれ suresure | grazing; skimming; almost touching |
| ピン撥ね | ピンはね pinhane | taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback |
| 卒読 | そつどく sotsudoku | hasty reading; cursory reading; skimming |
| 読過 | どっか dokka | skimming (over) |
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