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氷滑り (koorisuberi) Japanese meaning: ice skating | Kotomora

氷こおり滑すべり

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Meanings

1

ice skating

General term for ice skating as an activity. Often used in compound words like 氷滑り場 (ice skating rink).

See also: スケート

冬ふゆになると、湖みずうみで氷こおり滑すべりを楽たのしむ人ひとが多おおい

。

In winter, many people enjoy ice skating on the lake.

彼かの女じょは氷こおり滑すべりがとても上手じょうずだ。

She is very good at ice skating.

Kanji

氷icicle, ice, hail
滑slippery, slide, slip

Related words

スケート
スケート is the more common loanword for ice skating in modern Japanese. 氷滑り is a native Japanese term that is less frequently used but still understood.

Built from

氷こおり+滑すべる

Written forms

氷こおり滑すべり
Standard kanji spelling for ice skating.
こおりすべりUsage100%
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in children's contexts or when avoiding kanji.

Etymology

Compound of 氷 (こおり, 'ice') and 滑り (すべり, 'sliding'), literally meaning 'ice sliding'.