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粘
粘
11 strokes
Frequency: 1410
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

sticky
glutinous
greasy
persevere

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ネン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ねば.る

Common Words

粘る
ねばる
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #10638
1

to be sticky; to be adhesive

2

to persevere; to persist; to stick to; to hold out; to linger

粘膜
ねんまく
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #11282
1

mucous membrane

Examples
ストレスが胃の粘膜を荒らす原因のひとつは次のように考えられています。
The following is thought to be one of the reasons stress damages the stomach's mucous membrane.
粘液
ねんえき
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #11843
1

mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm

粘土
埴土
埴
ねんど (粘土)
ねばつち (粘土)
へなつち (粘土／埴土)
へな (粘土／埴)
Noun
Freq #16469
1

clay

Examples
彼は粘土で像を形作った。
He shaped the statue from clay.
粘着
ねんちゃく
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #19377
1

cohesion; adhesion

粘つく
ねばつく
ネバつく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #23024
1

to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous

粘り強い
ねばり強い
ねばりづよい
～い Adj.
Freq #27628
1

tenacious; persevering; persistent; stubborn; steadfast

Examples
彼は粘り強い精神の持ち主だ。
He has a spirit of tenacity.
2

sticky

粘り
ねばり
Noun
Freq #27916
1

stickiness; viscosity

Examples
次には、これらのやの上に絹の糸をさらに張り、巣の中央に滑らかで、粘りのない部分を残す。
Then it draws more silky lines across these spokes, leaving a smooth, non-sticky patch in the middle of the web.
2

tenacity; persistence

粘
ねば
Noun
Freq #31716
1

stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; gummy material

2

Abbreviation

clay

粘性
ねんせい
Noun
Freq #33814
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

viscous; sticky; gluey

2

Physics

viscosity

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