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滑る

すべる

usually kana

Readings

すべるスベる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5r, vito slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
  2. 2.
    v5r, vito slip; to skid
  3. 3.
    v5r, vito be slippery
  4. 4.
    v5r, vt, vito fail (an examination)
  5. 5.
    v5r, vt, vito lose (a position); to be demoted
  6. 6.
    v5r, vito bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat
  7. 7.
    v5r, vito slide (move)

Kanji breakdown

滑
N513 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

子供たちは氷の上を滑っていた。

The children were sliding on the ice.

滑って足首を捻挫した。

I slipped and twisted my ankle.

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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滑るすべる

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

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