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E.G Slippery Smooth Slide Slip Put Water 滑

Kanji
Onyomi カツ、コツ
Kunyomi すべ.る、なめ.らか
Nanori かり, なめり
English slippery, slide, slip, flunk
Examples 円滑(えんかつ): smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
滑らか(なめらか): (1) smooth (e.g. skin or ground); glassy; velvety (2) fluent; smooth (speaking); without a hitch
滑る(すべる): (1) to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip (2) to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke) (3) to drop; to go down; to come down; to fall (e.g. in status)
滑稽(こっけい): funny; humorous; humourous; comical; laughable; ridiculous; joking
滑らす(ずらす): (1) to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way) (2) to put off; to delay; to postpone; to stagger (e.g. working hours)
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1238
Components 水: water
骨: skeleton; bone; remains; frame
Number of Strokes 13
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 85
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword slippery
Koohii Story 1 Don´t give water to a skeleton. When he drinks it, it´ll sluice right through his bones, forcing you to put one of those "Caution - Slippery Floor" signs up on the resultant puddle.
Koohii Story 2 Slippery surfaces are very dangerous for skeletons, since their bone feet slip easily... a few drops of water, and zweep! A large mess of bones to pick up and reassemble!
RTK Index 1289

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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