Translation guide
How to express 'skid' in Japanese, covering vehicle skidding, sliding on surfaces, and related figurative uses.
To describe a vehicle, bicycle, or tire losing traction and sliding, often sideways or out of control.
Most common for a sideways skid, especially for cars. Literally 'side-slide'.
The car skidded on the icy road.
General term for slipping or skidding, often used for loss of traction. Loanword from English 'slip'.
Tires tend to skid on rainy days.
General verb for 'to slide' or 'to slip'. Can be used for skidding but is broader.
The motorcycle skidded on the gravel and fell over.
Direct loanword from English 'skid', used in technical or automotive contexts. Less common in everyday speech.
ABS prevents skidding.
To describe a person or object sliding uncontrollably on a surface, like skidding on a floor or ground.
To refer to the mark left on a road or surface after skidding.
To express a metaphorical skid, such as a decline in performance, reputation, or situation.
The direct loanword スキッド is rarely used outside technical automotive contexts. For everyday skidding, use 横滑りする or スリップする.
事故現場には長いタイヤ痕があった。
There were long skid marks at the accident scene.
売上が急に落ち込んだ。
Sales suddenly skidded.