Translation guide
The English word "slide" covers many different actions and objects. This guide breaks it down into practical meanings and shows how to express each naturally in Japanese.
Describing the action of moving smoothly and continuously across a surface, often with little friction.
The most common and general verb for sliding or gliding. Can be used for people, objects, or vehicles.
子供たちが氷の上を滑っている。
The children are sliding on the ice.
本が机の上を滑って落ちた。
The book slid off the desk.
To slide into a place or position, often with a sense of entering smoothly or just in time.
彼はベッドに滑り込んだ。
He slid into bed.
電車が駅に滑り込んできた。
The train slid into the station.
Loanword from English, used in specific contexts like sliding doors, camera mechanisms, or presentations. Not for general sliding motion.
ドアがスライドして開く。
The door slides open.
Accidentally sliding due to loss of traction, often resulting in a fall or near-fall.
Same verb as above, but context makes it clear it's an accidental slip.
風呂場で滑って転んだ。
I slipped and fell in the bathroom.
濡れた床で滑りそうになった。
I almost slipped on the wet floor.
Literally 'to let one's foot slip'. Emphasizes the loss of footing.
彼は階段で足を滑らせた。
He slipped on the stairs.
Entering or leaving a place without being noticed, or moving something discreetly.
Adverb こっそり (secretly) plus verb 動く (move). Describes moving stealthily.
彼は部屋をこっそり抜け出した。
He slid out of the room.
Causative form of 滑り込む, meaning to slide something in, often discreetly.
彼女は彼のポケットに手紙を滑り込ませた。
She slid the letter into his pocket.
The piece of playground equipment children slide down.
Standard word for a playground slide.
子供たちは滑り台で遊んでいる。
The children are playing on the slide.
A single page or image in a slideshow or presentation.
Loanword used universally for presentation slides.
次のスライドに進んでください。
Please go to the next slide.
A thin glass plate for holding specimens under a microscope.
Compound word combining 'slide' and 'glass'.
スライドガラスに細胞を置く。
Place the cells on the slide.
A gradual fall in value, quality, or amount.
Used for drops in prices, stock markets, etc.
株価の下落が続いている。
The slide in stock prices continues.
General term for decline in quality, ability, or level.
The loanword スライド is mainly for presentation slides, sliding mechanisms, or technical contexts. For everyday sliding motion, use 滑る (すべる).
滑る is the native Japanese verb for sliding/gliding/slipping. スライドする is a borrowed verb used in limited contexts like sliding doors, camera lenses, or presentations. Using スライドする for a person slipping on ice would sound unnatural.
From German 'Präparat', often used for prepared slides.
生物の授業でプレパラートを使った。
We used prepared slides in biology class.
The slide in performance is a problem.