滑
滑 — Slippery
slippery, slide, slip, fail exam
On’yomiカツ (katsu)
On’yomiコツ (kotsu)
Kun’yomiすべる (suberu)
Kun’yomiなめらか (nameraka)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 滑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滑走 | かっそう kassou | gliding; sliding; skating (on ice) |
| 円滑 | えんかつ enkatsu | smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted |
| 滑降 | かっこう kakkou | descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; skiing down |
| 滑り | ぬめり numeri | slime; sliminess; mucus |
| 滑らか | なめらか nameraka | smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety |
| 滑る | すべる suberu | to slide; to glide; to skate |
Study notes
滑 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1238 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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