滑

slippery, slide, slip, fail exam

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カツコツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

すべ.るなめ.らか

Nanori (名乗り)

かりなめり

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:13

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1238

Vocabulary

カツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
潤滑油	ジュンカツユ	lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
円滑	エンカツ	smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
滑落	カツラク	sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
円転滑脱	エンテンカツダツ	suave; tactful; smooth; versatile; adaptable
平滑	ヘイカツ	flat and smooth

コツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
円滑	エンコツ	smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
滑らか	なめらか	smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free; continuously differentiable
滑らか	すべらか	smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free; continuously differentiable
滑る	すべる	to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position); to be demoted; to bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat; to slide (move)
滑る	スベる	to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position); to be demoted; to bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat; to slide (move)
滑稽	こっけい	funny; comical; humorous; laughable; ridiculous; silly; absurd

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts

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