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Kanji Detail for 滑 - "smooth, fluent"

滑

  • Meaning

    滑 means "smooth, fluent." Also associated with cunning.

    1. Smooth - Slippery; sleek; to slide.

    2. Fluent - Things proceeding without hindrance.

    3. Cunning - Sly; crafty.

    4. To disturb - To disorder.

    5. To slip - To fail; to accidentally reveal.

  • Words using 滑

    • 滑走 かっそう Listen gliding; sliding; skating (on ice)
    • 円滑 えんかつ Listen smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted
    • 滑り ぬめり Listen slime; sliminess; mucus
    • 滑降 かっこう Listen descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; skiing down
    • 滑らか なめらか Listen smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety
    • 潤滑油 じゅんかつゆ Listen lubricating oil; lubricant; lube
    • 滑稽 こっけい Listen funny; comical; humorous
    • 滑走路 かっそうろ Listen runway; airstrip; landing strip

  • Four-character idioms with 滑

    • 円滑洒脱 えんかつしゃだつ Listen being smooth, free and easy; refined and unconventional
    • 円転滑脱 えんてんかつだつ Listen suave; tactful; smooth
    • 滑稽洒脱 こっけいしゃだつ Listen smooth-talking and polished; witty; free, easy, and urbane

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    • Verified meaning: smooth, fluent
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read なめら)
    • Also carries these associations: cunning

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 滑

    Surnames 滑(なめら)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    slippery; slide; slip; fail exam

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    slip, slide; slippery, polished

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Hua

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to slip, to slide; slippery, polished

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Smooth. Meaning not stagnant. | Superficial and insincere is called 滑. As in 巧滑 (cunning), 奸滑 (crafty). | 滑稽. Refers to those who are humorous and can please people with words.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    katsu(カツ) カツ

    kotsu(コツ) コツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    name.raka(なめ-らか) なめ-らか

    sube.ru(す-べる) す-べる

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    smooth fluent cunning slippery sly deceitful to disturb to slip slide glide crafty drift sleek skid flowing

Sentences including 滑

  • The train rolled out of the station.

  • In our park , we have a nice slide for children to play on.

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