すべ
滑
　
り
ど
止
　
め

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. non-slip device (material, tread, etc.), non-skid, anti-slip, anti-skid.

noun

  1. back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions), back-up choice, insurance choice, contingency option.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
すべ
滑
　
り
ど
止
　
め
 滑り止め すべりどめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

slippery, slide, slip
すべ.る　カツ　コツ (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
skeleton, bone, remains
ほね　コツ (6th, N2)
cut flesh from bones(剮) variant
カ　ケ　わ.ける
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)