Kanji

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

雪道で足が滑って転んでしまった。

I slipped on the snowy road and fell.

滑って尻餅をついた。

I slipped and fell on my butt.

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.

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.

役者の滑稽な仕草に、観客は笑った。

The audience laughed at the actor's comical gestures.

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.

雪が屋根から滑り落ちた

The snow slid off the roof.

障子の滑りが悪い。

The sliding of the shoji screen is bad.

会議が円滑に進んだ。

The meeting proceeded smoothly.

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)

滑り込む

すべりこむ

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

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滑

Kanji

Example sentences

Example Vocabulary

滑る

滑らか

滑稽

滑り込む

滑り落ちる

足を滑らせる

滑り

円滑

滑空

手が滑る

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