JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 滑: "slippery, slide, slip"
The kanji 滑 means "slippery, slide, slip, fail exam". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カツ, コツ in on'yomi and すべ.る, なめ.らか in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カツコツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すべ.るなめ.らか
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | slippery, slide, slip, fail exam |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1238 of 2,501 |
Common words with 滑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 滑るto slide; to glide; to skate; to ski · to slip; to skid
- 滑らかsmooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft · smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free
- 滑稽funny; comical; humorous; laughable · ridiculous; silly; absurd
- 滑り込むto slide into; to slip into
- 滑り落ちるto slip off
- 滑々smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
- 足を滑らせるto lose one's footing; to slip
- 円滑smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
- 滑りsliding; slipping · slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
- 滑るto be slippery; to be slimy · to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
- 滑走路runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
- 滑空gliding (through the air)
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