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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

横滑り

Reading

Kana: よこすべり
Romaji: yokosuberi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

skid; slipping or skidding sideways; shifting to another post

Kanji

横
Readings: オウ、 よこ
Meanings: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
滑
Readings: カツ、 コツ、 すべ.る、 なめ.らか
Meanings: slippery, slide, slip, flunk

Example Sentence

車(くるま)が横滑(よこすべ)りして道路(どうろ)から湖(みずうみ)に落(お)ちたとき彼女(かのじょ)は九死(きゅうし)に一生(いっしょう)を得(え)た。
➥She had a narrow escape when her car skidded off the road into a lake.
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