Illustration: In the kitchen of a Japanese neighborhood event, three volunteers prepare rice-ball lunch trays in a coordinated sequence. The first shapes the rice, the second wraps each portion, and the third places it beside the side dishes.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

円えん滑かつ

enkatsu

smooth, harmonious

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは、中国語ちゅうごくごをしっていたので、私わたしたちは計画けいかくを円滑えんかつに実行じっこうできた。

    His knowledge of Chinese enabled us to carry out our plan smoothly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 世事せじに対応たいおうし、社会しゃかいのなかでものごとを円滑えんかつに進すすめてゆくための常識じょうしきや世間的せけんてきな能力のうりょく。

    The common sense and social skills required to know the stream and make things go smoothly in society.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. これを円滑えんかつに行おこなうためには膝ひざを曲まげ腰こしを入いれて重心じゅうしんを落おとした体勢たいせいをとる必要ひつようがある。

    In order to do this smoothly, actors have to lower their center of gravity by bending their knees.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 円滑

  • 円circle; yenOnエンKunまるい・まる・まど
  • 滑slippery; slideOnカツ・コツKunすべる・なめらか

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