Keyword
slippery
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1384
Readings
すべ
(65%)
なめ
(10%)
こっ
(9%)
かっ
(6%)
かつ
(5%)
こつ
(1%)
Composed of
water drops
bone
Used in vocabulary (118 in total)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to slide into; to slip into
to lose one's footing; to slip
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
sliding; slipping
gliding (through the air)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to slide down; to slip down
to slide into; to slip into
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
pulley; block; tackle
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
start; beginning
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
to let slip; to slide; to glide
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
lubrication; smoothness
slipping down; avalanche
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down
sliding; being just in time
to slide down; to slip down
to lose one's footing; to slip
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)
smooth-bore gun; unrifled gun
schuss; straight descent
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
humorous flavour; something comical
smooth; even; level; flat
sliding safely; just making it; being just on time
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
comic novel (Edo period)
to slide into
sailplane; glider
to slide up to
greasy; slimy; slippery
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
suave; tactful; smooth; versatile; adaptable
smoothing (e.g. numbers)
adaptable; flexible; versatile; unfixed
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
first ski of the season; first ski run
smooth-talking and humorous; with jocose and comical airs
mucilaginous; demulcent
synovial fluid
traversing (in skiing)
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
cow hide tanned using tannin
sliding seat
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
smooth-talking and polished; witty; free, easy, and urbane
glider; sailplane
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
synovial membrane; synovium
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
start; beginning
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
black finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
floral egg crab (Atergatis floridus); shawl crab; brown egg crab
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
slime flounder (Microstomus achne)
to let slip; to slide; to glide
downhill racing (skiing)
slip stitch
being smooth, free and easy; refined and unconventional
sliding central strip (of a slide rule); slide strip
smooth endoplasmic reticulum; smooth ER
log slide; chute; flume
Habenaria longitentaculata (species of bog orchid)
Examples (35 in total)
I can't ski that well.
The children were sliding on the ice.
The floor is wet and slippery.