How to say "slip" in Japanese
- nounCovers slip as an omission: something left out or overlooked in a text or record. It is not for physical slipping, mistakes, or paper slips.
- noun, suru verbCovers the physical sense of slip: losing your footing, or a car skidding or sliding on a wet or icy road. This is the word for actual slipping and skidding motion.
- 誤りあやまりnounCovers slip in the sense of a minor mistake or unintentional error. It is the general word for error, so it fits whenever 'slip' means getting something wrong.
- 伝票でんぴょうnounCovers slip as a document: a small paper form, chit, or voucher used in business or banking to record a transaction. It has nothing to do with slipping or with mistakes.
- 損じそんじnounCovers slip as an error or failure — a slip in the sense of a blunder or something done unsuccessfully. It is close to 誤り but carries the nuance of a failure or mishap.
Choose 「スリップ」 for physical slipping or skidding, 伝票 for a paper slip or chit, and among 「おち」, 「誤り」, and 「損じ」 for slip as an omission or a mistake, depending on nuance.
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- おちslip
- スリップslip
- 誤りあやまりerror
- 伝票でんぴょうchit
- 損じそんじslip
- 失策しっさくblunder
- 落ち度おちどmistake
- 箋せんslip (of paper)
- 付箋ふせんsticky note
- 抜けぬけomission
- 抜かりぬかりblunder
- 付け紙つけがみtag
- 足を滑らすあしをすべらすto lose one's footing
- 足を滑らせるあしをすべらせるto lose one's footing
- シリアルラインインターネットプロトコルSerial Line Internet Protocol
- 泥漿でいしょうslurry
- 斜路しゃろramp
- 切り枝きりえだcuttings
- すべるto slip
- スライドto slide
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