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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

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Reading

Kana: すべる
Romaji: suberu
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Definitions

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vi
1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip

2

to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)

3

to drop; to go down; to come down; to fall (e.g. in status)

Kanji

Readings: カツ、 コツ、 すべ.る、 なめ.らか
Meanings: slippery, slide, slip, flunk
Readings: すべ.る、 すべ.らす
Meanings: glide, skate, slip, fail in exams, (kokuji)

Example Sentences

(くち)がすべった。
➥My tongue slipped.
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あの()上手(じょうず)(すべ)るねぇ!
➥How well that girl skis!
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(わたし)はすべって足首(あしくび)をねんざした。
➥I slipped and twisted my ankle.
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(かれ)(こおり)(うえ)ですべった。
➥He slipped on the ice.
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子供(こども)たちは(こおり)(うえ)(すべ)っていた。
➥The children were sliding on the ice.
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(わたし)(こお)った歩道(ほどう)(すべ)って(ころ)んだ。
➥I slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk.
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