— slippery, slide, slip, flunk

  • JLPT N1
  • 13 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 水
  • #1238 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
カツコツ
Kun'yomi
すべ.るなめ.らか

Example words

  • 円滑えんかつsmooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
  • 滑らかなめらか(1) smooth (e.g. skin or ground); glassy; velvety (2) fluent; smooth (speaking); without a hitch
  • 滑るすべる(1) to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip (2) to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke) (3) to drop; to go down; to come down; to fall (e.g. in status)
  • 滑稽こっけいfunny; humorous; humourous; comical; laughable; ridiculous; joking
  • 滑らすずらす(1) to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way) (2) to put off; to delay; to postpone; to stagger (e.g. working hours)