Japanese symbol for “slippery”
ヌルヌル
ヌルヌル
Romaji: nurunuru
slimy; slippery; greasy; clammy
In Japanese, slippery is ヌルヌル (nurunuru).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adv, adv-to slimy; slippery; greasy; clammy
- adv, adv-to smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
Written forms: —. Readings: ヌルヌル、ぬるぬる.
Other Japanese words for “slippery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| つるつる | つるつる tsurutsuru | slippery; greasy |
| ぬらぬら | ぬらぬら nuranura | slimy; slippery |
| ぬるり | ぬるり nururi | slimy; slippery |
| 滑りやすい | すべりやすい suberiyasui | greasy; slimy; slippery |
| 滑々 | ぬめぬめ numenume | wet and glistening; slimy; slippery |
See also: Chinese symbol for “slippery”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.