noun, takes genitive case の

  1. non-slip device (material, tread, etc.), non-skid, anti-slip, anti-skid.

noun

  1. back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions), back-up choice, insurance choice, contingency option.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
滑り止め すべりどめ
 
 
 
 
すべり止め すべりどめ
 
 
 
 
スベリ止め すべりどめ

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)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)