滑 – slippery, slide, slip

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1238 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 滑 means slippery, slide, slip, fail exam. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カツ、コツ (katsu, kotsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is すべ.る、なめ.らか (suberu, nameraka). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カツ	katsu
On’yomi	コツ	kotsu
Kun’yomi	すべ.る	suberu
Kun’yomi	なめ.らか	nameraka

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 月・骨・汁・冂・冖.

Words using 滑

滑るすべるto slide滑稽こっけいfunny円滑えんかつsmooth滑らかなめらかsmooth (of a surface)

Example sentences

子供たちは氷の上を滑っていた。

The children were sliding on the ice.

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滑って足首を捻挫した。

I slipped and twisted my ankle.

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足元に気をつけてください。床が滑りますから。

Watch your step. The floor is slippery.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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