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すらすら

smoothly; fluently (reading, writing)

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Examples

  1. 彼は漢字をすらすら読んだ。

    かれはかんじをすらすらよんだ。

    He read the kanji smoothly.

  2. 娘は名前をすらすら書けるようになった。

    むすめはなまえをすらすらかけるようになった。

    My daughter can now write her name with ease.

  3. 難しい質問にもすらすらと答えていた。

    むずかしいしつもんにもすらすらとこたえていた。

    He answered even the difficult questions without hesitation.

  4. 準備をしておいたので、手続きはすらすら進んだ。

    じゅんびをしておいたので、てつづきはすらすらすすんだ。

    Because I had prepared, the paperwork went through smoothly.

Common patterns

すらすら読む
to read fluently
すらすら答える
to answer without hesitation
すらすら書ける
to be able to write easily

Memory tip

すらすら is about no snags in a process — reading, writing, answering, paperwork. ぺらぺら is only about speaking a foreign language well, so 日本語がぺらぺら but 漢字がすらすら読める.

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