EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    lubricating oil; lubricant; lube

    お茶は仕事をスムーズに運ばせるための潤滑油のようなもの。
    Tea is like the lubricating oil of work to allow it to proceed smoothly.
  2. person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm, steep

Kun
うるお.ううるお.すうる.む
On
ジュン
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1644 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Used in names as

めぐみ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3a12.20The Kanji Dictionary
3712.0Four corner code
372deroo
6f64Unicode hex code
1-29-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2700Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3334New Nelson (John Haig)
742New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
918Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
518Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
676Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1627Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1755Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1597A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2277Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1256Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18255Morohashi
1379A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1203Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1266Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1503Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1777Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1509Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1250Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1641Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
run4Pinyin reading
yunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

oil, fat

Kun
あぶら
On
ユウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
690 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.6The Kanji Dictionary
3516.0Four corner code
376deroo
6cb9Unicode hex code
1-44-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2534Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3106New Nelson (John Haig)
341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
400Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
255Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
303Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1107Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1188Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
689A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
593Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
298Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17253Morohashi
400A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
364Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
365Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
522sakade
671Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
422henshall3
317Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
624Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1183Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1116Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
you2Pinyin reading
yuKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level