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滑 — kanji meaning “slippery”

slippery, slide, slip, fail exam

Meanings
slippery, slide, slip, fail exam
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
13
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1238 of 2,500
Classical radical
85
Chinese reading
huá, gǔ — Chinese character page

Words with 滑

WordReadingMeaning
えんかつ enkatsusmooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted
なめらか namerakasmooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety
かっそう kassougliding; sliding; skating (on ice)
すべる suberuto slide; to glide; to skate
ぬめり numerislime; sliminess; mucus
こっけい kokkeifunny; comical; humorous
すべりだい suberidai(playground) slide
かっこう kakkoudescent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; skiing down
かつらく katsurakusliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
よこすべり yokosuberisideslip; skid; sliding sideways
かっくう kakkuugliding (through the air)
すべり suberisliding; slipping

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