横滑り・横すべり・横辷り|よこすべりyokosuberi[0]heiban (flat)

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横滑り横滑り is the most common written form, combining kanji and kana; learners are likely to encounter it in general written Japanese.
横すべり横すべり is less common than 横滑り, but it is the recommended form for beginners and also combines kanji and kana.
横辷り横辷り combines kanji and kana but is rarely used, so beginners should choose 横すべり instead when writing this word.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsideslip; skid; sliding sideways
    車くるまが横滑よこすべりして道路どうろから湖みずうみに落おちたとき彼女かのじょは九死きゅうしに一生いっしょうを得えた。↗
    She had a narrow escape when her car skidded off the road into a lake.
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbshifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company)
  3. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, skiingsliding sideways down a slope
Conjugation
Dictionary form横滑りする(よこすべりする)
Polite (masu)横滑りします(よこすべりします)
Negative (nai)横滑りしない(よこすべりしない)
polite (masen)横滑りしません(よこすべりしません)
classical zu / nu横滑りせず・横滑りせぬ(よこすべりせず・よこすべりせぬ)
Past (ta)横滑りした(よこすべりした)
polite (mashita)横滑りしました(よこすべりしました)
Past negative (nakatta)横滑りしなかった(よこすべりしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)横滑りしませんでした(よこすべりしませんでした)
Te form横滑りして(よこすべりして)
Potential横滑りできる(よこすべりできる)
Passive横滑りされる(よこすべりされる)
Causative横滑りさせる(よこすべりさせる)
Causative passive横滑りさせられる(よこすべりさせられる)
Conditional (ba)横滑りすれば(よこすべりすれば)
tara横滑りしたら(よこすべりしたら)
Volitional横滑りしよう(よこすべりしよう)
polite (mashou)横滑りしましょう(よこすべりしましょう)
Imperative横滑りしろ(よこすべりしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Japanese definitions
  1. 横方向よこほうこうに滑すべること。
  2. 人事異動じんじいどうなどで同おなじ程度ていどの役職やくしょくや地位ちいに異動いどうすること。
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