adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. smooth (of a surface), glassy, velvety, soft.
  2. smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.), fluent (speech), fluid, trouble-free.
  3. Mathematics.continuously differentiable.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
滑らか なめらか
 
 
滑らか すべらか
 
滑か なめらか
 
滑か すべらか

Contained Kanji 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)