Word Meaning 滑る (Suberu): to Fail (an Examination)

Meaning

English

to fail (an examination)
to bomb (when telling a joke)
to glide
to slide (e.g. on skis)
to slip
to drop
to go down
to come down

Reading

Kana

すべる

Romaji

suberu

Writing Variants

辷るすべる suberu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 7769 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

滑り落ちる

すべりおちる

to slip off

滑り降りる

すべりおりる

to slide down

滑らか

すべらか

continuously differentiable

滑り

ぬめり

slime

滑稽

こっけい

ridiculous

滑り台

すべりだい

(playground) slide

滑走

かっそう

taxiing

滑走路

かっそうろ

runway

滑降

かっこう

downhill (race)

滑り出す

すべりだす

to make a start

滑り込む

すべりこむ

to slide into

滑落

かつらく

sliding down (a slope, mountainside)

Example Sentences

5

スキーは滑る？

Do you ski?

あの子、上手に滑るねぇ！

How well that girl skis!

床滑るから気をつけてね。

Be careful. The floor is slippery.

列車は滑るように駅からでていった。

The train rolled out of the station.

白いヨットが海面を滑るように走っていた。

A white yacht was sailing over the sea.