Illustration: At the washbasin of a Japanese home, a child tries to hold a rounded bar of soap between both wet hands. The bar is slipping upward out of the child’s fingers, its even surface and softened edges clearly visible.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

つるつる

tsurutsuru

smooth, slick

Example sentences

  1. このテーブルは表面ひょうめんがツルツルなんだ。

    This table has a smooth surface.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしの父ちちはビリヤードの玉たまのように頭あたまがつるつるだ。

    My father is as bald as a billiard ball.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 肌はだがつるつるだね。

    The skin is smooth, isn’t it?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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