Translation guide
How to express 'slip off' in Japanese, covering removing clothes/shoes, leaving quietly, and things coming off accidentally.
To take off an item of clothing, shoes, or accessories in a smooth, often quick motion.
General verb for taking off clothes or shoes. Can imply slipping off when used with items like jackets or shoes.
コートを脱いだ。
I slipped off my coat.
Please slip off your shoes.
Adds the nuance of slipping off smoothly and effortlessly.
She slipped off her dress smoothly.
Intransitive; means 'to come off' (clothes/shoes). Used when something slips off unintentionally.
My shoe slipped off.
To depart from a place or group without drawing attention.
When something detaches or falls off unintentionally, like a ring or a cover.
脱ぐ is for intentionally taking off clothes/shoes. 外れる is for things coming off unintentionally or detaching. Don't use 脱ぐ for a ring slipping off your finger.
The plug slipped off.
To slip and fall off a surface, like a towel slipping off a rack.
The towel slipped off.