滑 means “slide, slip, smooth”

すべる · suberu

Also: slippery, fail exam

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): すべる, なめらか
On'yomi (Chinese reading): カツ, コツ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 13 strokes

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Water (氵) beside bone (骨): picture slipping on a wet floor and landing hard. 滑る is to slide or slip, a 滑り台 is a playground slide, and students avoid the word before exams, since 滑る also means to fail.

Used in 滑る (suberu, to slide/slip), 滑らか (nameraka, smooth), and 滑走路 (kassouro, runway)

滑 means “slide, slip, smooth”

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