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滑らか (なめらか, nameraka) Japanese meaning: smooth | Kotomora
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The surface of this desk is very smooth.
A baby's skin is smooth and soft.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 表ひょう 面めん が 滑なめ らかだ the surface of something is smooth
This table's surface is smooth.
滑なめ らかな 肌はだ smooth, velvety skin
A baby's skin is very smooth.
滑なめ らかに 動うご く to move smoothly
The robot's joints move smoothly.
滑なめ らかに 話はな す to speak fluently and without hesitation
He speaks English fluently.
〈 事こと 〉 が 滑なめ らかに 進すす む for a process to proceed smoothly
The discussion proceeded smoothly.
Related words 円滑 is a formal, business-oriented word for smooth, trouble-free progress (negotiations, operations), while 滑らか covers both physical smoothness and smooth processes.
スムーズ is a casual loanword used mainly for processes going smoothly, similar to 滑らか's sense of trouble-free progress, but it cannot describe physical texture.
すべすべ is a mimetic word describing pleasantly smooth, soft-to-touch surfaces like skin, while 滑らか is a more formal adjective covering the same texture plus smooth motion or processes.
平ら focuses on a surface being flat and level, while 滑らか emphasizes smoothness to the touch even if the surface isn't perfectly flat.
Opposites 粗い describes a rough, coarse surface, the direct opposite of a 滑らか (smooth) one.
ぎくしゃく describes jerky, awkward movement or strained interaction, the opposite of a 滑らか (smooth, fluid) process.
滑らか describes a smooth, even surface or edge, the opposite of the jagged, notched ギザギザ.
Don't confuse with 滑る is a verb meaning 'to slip/slide,' while 滑らか (from the same kanji root) is an adjective meaning 'smooth'; learners sometimes conflate the two.
滑らか describes a smooth surface or texture, such as skin or a smoothly-running mechanism, while なだらか describes a gentle slope or a gradual, unhurried process, and the two are often confused because both are translated as 'smooth' in English.
Etymology Derived from the verb 滑る (すべる, 'to slide, to be slippery') with the adjectival suffix らか, indicating a state or quality. The reading なめらか is a sound shift from すべらか.
滑か
Usage <1% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
すべらか
Archaic reading; not used in modern Japanese.
