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42 滑る To Slide

Alternative Meanings

To Slip

Part of Speech

Intransitive verb and Godan verb

Reading

すべる

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

雪解けは始まったけど、まだ滑りやすい場所もあるから気をつけてね。

Although the snow is starting to thaw, there are still some places where it’s easy to slip, so you should be careful.

Meaning Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means slippery and the verb vocab version is to slide or to slip.

Reading Explanation

It wouldn't be so slippery in here if your friend Beth hadn't spilled something all over the floor. This is the third time you've slipped this month! You know what you have to do. You have to sue Beth (すべ)! She'll pay for making you slip and slide!

Utilized Kanji

  • 滑
    • かつ
    • Slippery
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