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How do you say "smooth" in Japanese?
滑らかな
nameraka na
In Japanese, "smooth" is 滑らかな (nameraka na).
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Pronunciation
Na-me-ra-ka-na, five syllables, flowing evenly with no hard stops, mirroring the smoothness it describes.
Writing and usage
滑らかな is written using kanji. It's a adjective, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
テーブルは滑らかな表面です。
teeburu ha nameraka na hyoumen desu.
The table has a smooth surface.
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How to remember 滑らかな
Namerakana sounds like 'name a raka na' — the name just glides off the tongue, smooth as silk.
Related words
- hard 硬い katai
- rough ざらざらした zarazarashita
- loud うるさい urusai
- thick 厚い atsui
- thin 薄い usui
- fresh 新鮮 shinsen
- rotten 腐った kusatsu ta
- ripe 熟した jukushi ta
- raw 生の uno
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Questions about 滑らかな
How do you pronounce 滑らかな?
Na-me-ra-ka-na, five syllables, flowing evenly with no hard stops, mirroring the smoothness it describes.
Is 滑らかな formal or casual?
滑らかな is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 滑らかな written in Japanese?
滑らかな is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as nameraka na.
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