Kanji

滑

滑

slippery, slide, slip, flunk

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カツ, コツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すべる, なめらか

Common Readings

カツ, すべ…る, なめ…らか

Example sentences

滑る すべる
雪道 で 足 が 滑って 転んで しまった 。

I slipped on the snowy road and fell.

尻餅をつく しりもちをつく
滑って 尻餅をついた 。

I slipped and fell on my butt.

滑らか なめらか
彼女 は 滑らか な 英語 で スピーチ を 行った 。

She gave a speech in fluent English.

茶碗蒸し ちゃわんむし
料亭 で 食べた 茶碗蒸し は 、 驚く ほど 滑らか だった 。

The chawanmushi I had at the traditional restaurant was surprisingly smooth.

滑稽 こっけい
役者 の 滑稽 な 仕草 に 、 観客 は 笑った 。

The audience laughed at the actor's comical gestures.

滑り込む すべりこむ
彼 は 発車 まぎわ の 電車 に 滑り込んだ 。

He slid into the train just as it was departing.

滑り落ちる すべりおちる
雪 が 屋根 から 滑り落ちた

The snow slid off the roof.

滑り すべり
障子 の 滑り が 悪い 。

The sliding of the shoji screen is bad.

円滑 えんかつ
会議 が 円滑 に 進んだ 。

The meeting proceeded smoothly.

コミュニケーション コミュニケーション
円滑 な コミュニケーション が 不可欠 だ 。

Smooth communication is indispensable.

Example Vocabulary

滑る

すべる

to slip; to slide; to fail (exam); to bomb (a joke)

滑らか

なめらか

smooth; fluent

滑稽

こっけい

comical; funny; ridiculous; absurd

滑り込む

すべりこむ

to slide into; to scramble in; to barely make it

滑り落ちる

すべりおちる

to slip down; to slide off

足を滑らせる

あしをすべらせる

滑り

すべり

sliding; slipping; smoothness

円滑

えんかつ

smooth; harmonious; fluent

滑空

かっくう

手が滑る

てがすべる

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