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13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

slippery, slide, slip, fail exam

Kun'yomi
  • すべる
    		to slide ②to slip ③to fail (an examination) ④to lose (a position) ⑤to bomb (when telling a joke)
  • なめらか
    		smooth (of a surface) ②smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.) ③continuously differentiable
On'yomi
  • カツ
  • コツ
Nanori
  • かり
  • なめり

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すべる 74.4%
カツ 16.0%
コツ 9.5%
なめらか 0.1%

Character Breakdown

slippery, slide, slip
すべ.る　カツ　コツ (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
skeleton, bone, remains
ほね　コツ (6th, N2)
cut flesh from bones(剮) variant
カ　ケ　わ.ける
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

すべ
滑
　
る
to slide ②to slip ③to fail (an examination) ④to lose (a position) ⑤to bomb (when telling a joke)
こっ
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けい
稽
funny ②ridiculous
かっ
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そう
走
ろ
路
runway
すべ
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り
だい
台
(playground) slide ②(ship) launching platform
すべ
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り
こ
込
　
む
to slide into
すべ
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り
お
落
　
ち
　
る
to slip off
かっ
滑
そう
走
gliding ②taxiing
すべ
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ら
　
す
to let slip
すべ
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り
ど
止
　
め
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.) ②back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions)
すべ
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り
お
降
　
り
　
る
to slide down
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References

Unicode hex code 6ED1
JIS X 0208 1-19-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2663
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3282
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 658
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 809
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 472
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 603
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1289
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1384
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1468
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1857
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1512
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18032
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1088
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1267
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1341
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1490
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1638
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1392
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1229
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1298
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a10.6
Four corner code 3712.7
De Roo Code 346