Entry
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Suru verb

    smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky

    Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordUsually written using kana alone

    このスカーフは手触りが柔らかくてすべすべしている。
    This scarf feels soft and smooth.

Also written 滑滑【すべすべ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

slippery, slide, slip, fail exam

Kun
すべ.るなめ.らか
On
カツコツ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1238 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 42

Built from

Used in names as

かりなめり

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3a10.6The Kanji Dictionary
3712.7Four corner code
346deroo
6ed1Unicode hex code
1-19-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2663Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3282New Nelson (John Haig)
658New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
809Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
472Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
603Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1289Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1384Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1468A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1857Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1512Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18032Morohashi
1088A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1267Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1341Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1490Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1638Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1392Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1229Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1298Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua2, gu3Pinyin reading
hwal, golKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
42WaniKani level