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Texture & Touch

つるん

tsurun

Smooth and slippery surface

A perfectly smooth surface with no friction — like a peeled boiled egg, a polished stone, or a baby's skin. Things slide right off.

💡Peeling a boiled egg — 'The shell came off and the egg was tsurun smooth.'

Example

ゆで卵の殻がつるんときれいにむけた。

The boiled egg shell peeled off tsurun smoothly.

Quiz yourself

The polished marble floor was ___ smooth underfoot.

磨かれた大理石の床は足元が○○としていた。

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